ABSOLUTE ONLINE ONLY AUCTION OF FURNISHINGS AND MEMORABILIA FROM THE ESTATE OF JOHNNY MAJORS

SOLD: June 7, 2023 at 10:00 AM

Auctioned items from the Estate of Johnny Majors

Highlights include: Artwork, Furniture, Collectibles, and Sports Memorabilia

John (Johnny) Majors originally from Lynchburg, TN and a graduate from Huntland High School, was an American football player and very successful college football coach. A standout halfback at the University of Tennessee where he played for the Tennessee Volunteers from 1954 – 1956. Majors graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1957 with a degree in Education. He was an All-American in 1956 and a two-time winner of the Southeastern Conference Most Valuable Player award, in 1955 and 1956.

Majors began his coaching career as an assistant at The University of Tennessee in 1957, and worked as an assistant at Mississippi State and Arkansas. Majors first head coaching position was with Iowa State from 1968 – 1972 where he led the Cyclones to their first bowl game in program history. After that he moved to the Pittsburgh Panthers from 1973 – 1976, where he was named the National Coach of the Year in 1976 after leading the Panthers to an undefeated national championship season. After achieving such great success with the Panthers, Majors was hired on at his alma mater, The University of Tennessee, from 1977-1992. At Tennessee, Majors achieved success in the 1980s and early 1990s. The 1985 SEC Coach of the Year led the Vols to winning three SEC championships in 1985, 1989, and 1990, three top 10 finishes and 7 bowl victories, including wins in the 1986 and 1991 Sugar Bowls and the 1990 Cotton Bowl Classic. Majors was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1987 with 185 career wins as a head coach.

Johnny Majors lived a victorious life and this is your chance to own a part of that victory. Items from his Estate will be sold at an online auction on Wednesday, June 7, 2023.

Samuel J. Furrow | TN PBL #26