Vols Jersey Countdown #68

June 24, 2012

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PLAYER SPOTLIGHT
Bruce Wilkerson
Offensive Line (1983-86)

The only Vol to wear No. 68 and be an All-SEC honoree, Bruce Wilkerson was selected to the All-SEC first team in 1985 and 1986. In 1985, Wilkerson helped lead the offensive line as the Vols won their first SEC Championship since 1969 and went on to defeat Miami (Fla.), 35-7, in the Sugar Bowl. After playing in 40 games for Tennessee, Wilkerson was selected in the second round of the 1987 NFL Draft (52nd overall) by the Los Angeles Raiders. With the Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars and Green Bay Packers, Wilkerson played 147 games in 12 NFL seasons, while starting for the Super Bowl Champion Packers in Super Bowl XXXI.

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ALL-TIME 68s

Carl Hubbuck - 1937-39

Owen Lloyd - 1940-42

Hugh Blessing - 1944

Hal Cameron - 1945

Ben Huddleston - 1946-47

James Seiber - 1948

James Markelonis - 1950

Bill Baxter - 1954

Andrew McFadden - 1955

Gale Helton - 1957

Rick Carver - 1958

Ralph Baldini - 1959

Bruce Mattox - 1960-62

Bill Cameron - 1963-65

Jim McNamara - 1966

Dave Filson - 1967

Ron Frere - 1969-70

Steve Cone - 1972-74

Danny Jenkins - 1975-77

Marshal Revis - 1978

Mike Jester - 1979

Leonard Jackson - 1981

Bruce Wilkerson - 1983-86

Larry Smith - 1989-90

Patrick Rhodes - 1993

Spencer Riley - 1996-99

Scott Newsome - 2002-04

Matt McGlothlin - 2006

Stephen Darville - 2008

Marcus Jackson - 2011-Present

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Tennessee will open the 2012 campaign at the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game against North Carolina State at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 31. To purchase tickets, visit UTTix.com or call the Tennessee ticket office at 1-800-332-VOLS.

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