Seventysix years ago today, the Knoxville Rebels, a professional independent team, played their first of eight games.
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| The Knoxville Journal September 11, 1949 |
The team was made up of some former UT Vols, coached by Buist Warren and his assistants, Ed Cifers and Bob Suffridge, also UT Vols.
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| The Knoxville Journal September 11, 1949 |
The Rebels played their games at Evans-Collins Field in Knoxville.
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| image lifted from FaceBook Joe Mode posted this in the "Knoxville Tennessee History & Memories" group in 2012 |
For more on the 1949 Knoxville Rebels, please see the wiki entry at BBSAS.net.
