- Bill Battle
Bill Battle was the Head Football coach at the
University of Tennessee from 1970 to 1976. At the time he began as head coach, he was the youngest college head coach in the country. A native ofBirmingham, Alabama and a graduate of theUniversity of Alabama , Battle was one of manyBear Bryant 's former players and assistant coaches who later became head coaches.Battle is also the founder and chairman of The
Collegiate Licensing Company . In 1981, while working for Golden Eagle Enterprises in Selma, Alabama, Battle signed Paul "Bear" Bryant to a licensing agreement. The University of Alabama signed on as CLC’s first university client. In 1983, Battle moved the newly formed Collegiate Licensing Company CLC to Atlanta, GA where it resides today.Battle is a member of the group that votes in the
Harris Interactive College Football Poll .Coaching Record
External links
* [http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/tenn/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/05fbguide-records UT Sports Coaching Records]
* [http://ci.mrx.ca/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=17| Bio at CSC]
* [http://www.nacdaconsulting.com/managex/index.asp?ArticleSource=212&CatID=197| Bio at NACDA]
* [http://www.thevib.com/Dzl81F2.rm Video of Battle's Resignation from Tennessee]
* [http://www.clc.com/ The Collegiate Licensing Company]
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