University of Tennessee Athletics
Vols Jersey Countdown #21
August 10, 2013 | Football
Aug. 10, 2013
Heath ShulerQuarterback(1991-93)
The 1993 Heisman Trophy runner-up, Heath Shuler was selected first team All-SEC as well as being named SEC Player of the Year and finalist for the Davy O'Brien and Maxwell Awards.
Shuler, who led the league in passing in 1993, had a string of 17 games throwing a TD pass. He passed for more than 4,000 career yards and set numerous Tennessee passing records. He added a school record 11 rushing TDs in 1992, a mark still atop the Tennessee charts for a quarterback.
A first-round draft choice in 1994, Shuler played for the NFL's Washington Redskins (1994-96) and the New Orleans Saints (1997-98). In 2006 he was elected to represent 11th District in North Carolina as a congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Frank DavisBlocking Back (1959)
