University of Tennessee Athletics
UT-Chevrolet Living Legends
September 22, 2004 | Football
Sept. 22, 2004
 Charles Rosenfelder
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The legendary University of Tennessee head football coach Gen. Robert R. Neyland once stated that "One good blocker is worth three ball-carrying stars."
That is why two of the guys up front, the "unsung heroes," two All-America linemen, one from the 1960s and one from the 1980s, are this week's University of Tennessee-Chevrolet "Tennessee Living Legends."
They will be honored before Saturday night's Tennessee-Louisiana Tech game at Neyland Stadium.
A native of Humboldt, Charles Rosenfelder was a three-year starter at guard on teams which compiled 8-3, 9-2 and 8-2-1 records, won the SEC and national title in 1967 and helped bring Tennessee back to the national stage.
He was a two-time All-SEC selection (1967-68) and an All-America selection in 1968.
Known to his coaches as a "scramble blocker," noted for staying with his man until he was subdued, Rosenfelder wasn't the biggest guy up front at 6-1, 220, but always seemed to get the job done. He was part of a dominating Vol offensive front in 1967, but probably did his best work as the only returning starter in 1968, when he was the leader of a youthful line on a team that surprised all observers.
Bill Mayo came to the Vols from Dalton, Ga., in 1981, and was a starter from day one, also at offensive guard. He played at 6-3, 285, and was a load for opposing defenses.
The Vols improved steadily during his time on campus, earning bowl berths all four seasons he was in Knoxville. He was an All-SEC selection in 1983 and 1984 and was an All-America selection in his senior season.
Time has passed quickly since Mayo left Knoxville and his son Cameron is now a freshman center/guard on the 2004 squad.
Rosenfelder is now in marketing with Rogers Petroleum in Morristown, while Mayo works with BOC Gases in Chattanooga, a manufacturer of medical and industrial gases.
