Notable athletes who wore No. 45
Tennessee (1-0) will play at No. 14 Pittsburgh (1-0) Saturday in Week 2.
Kickoff between the Vols and Panthers at Acrisure Stadium is slated for 3:30 p.m. EDT. ABC will televise the Johnny Majors Classic. Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge and Molly McGrath are on the call.
Saturday’s matchup between the Vols and Panthers is the second Johnny Majors Classic.
Majors served as Pittsburgh’s head coach from 1973-76 and 1993-96, winning the 1976 national championship.
After winning the 1976 national championship with Pittsburgh, Majors returned to his alma mater, Tennessee, as the Vols’ head coach. Majors won the Southeastern Conference championship at Tennessee in 1985, 1989 and 1990.
He was an All-American tailback and a Heisman Memorial Trophy runner-up for the Vols in 1956 and a two-time Southeastern Conference MVP in 1955-56. Majors was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987.
Majors wore jersey No. 45 at Tennessee. Ahead of the second Johnny Majors Classic, Vols Wire looks at notable athletes who wore jersey No. 45.
Johnny Majors
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Michael Jordan
Photo By USA TODAY Sports
Archie Griffin
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Bob Gibson
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Jody Shelley
Kevin Hoffman-USA TODAY Sports
Pedro Martinez
Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images
Mario Balotelli
Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Rudy Tomjanovich
Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
Sami Vatanen
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Kenny Easley
Manny Rubio-USA TODAY Sports
Emlen Tunnell
David Boss-USA TODAY NETWORK
A.J. Johnson
Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Alexandre Carrier
Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
Ahmard Hall
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Keon Johnson
John Reed-USA TODAY Sports
Michael Jordan
Photo by Jim Gund/Getty Images
Shawn Bradley
Allsport USA/ALLSPORT
Bo Outlaw
Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images
Geoff Petrie
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Phil Chenier
Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports
Ernie Davis
Tony Tomsic- USA TODAY Sports
