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Jersey Number 79
Eric Still
- Position:
- Offensive Guard
- Year(s) Awarded:
- 1989
- Hometown:
- Germantown, Tenn.
- High School:
- Germantown
Eric Still was a bulldozer on the offensive line for the Vols and helped push the pile for Tennessee to set a school record at the time for total yards per game with an average of 408.5 in 1989. The Vols rushed for 2,701 yards behind the Still's blocking, the most since the national championship season of 1951. Still was awarded the Jacobs Trophy for the SEC's top blocker following the 1989 campaign and played in two all-star games. In the classroom, he was named to the GTE second team Academic All-America squad his senior year, and made Academic All-SEC all four years.
Career Totals
- Games Played: 39
CAREER HONORS
- 1989 All-America
- 1989 Academic All-America
- 1989 Jacobs Trophy (top blocker in the SEC)
- Two-time All-SEC (1988, 89)
- Four-time SEC Academic Honor Roll (1986-89)
1989 - RS-SENIOR
- Started 12 games during his senior season, leading the Vols to a Cotton Bowl victory over Arkansas
- Served as team captain
- Earned All-America honors
- Tabbed All-SEC and was awarded the Jacobs Trophy for the SEC's top blocker
- Helped Tennessee set a school record for total yards per game with an average of 408.5
- UT rushed for 2,701 yards behind Still's blocking, the most since the national championship season of 1951
1988 - RS-JUNIOR
- Saw action in 11 games for the Vols during his redshirt junior season
- First team All-SEC in coaches' poll, second team as chosen by AP voters
- Earned Academic All-District 3 and Academic All-SEC honors
- Helped lead the offense to a season-high 488 yards against Duke
- Also responsible for much success against Ole Miss as the Vols rolled for 242 passing and 177 rushing yards
1987 - RS-SOPHOMORE
- Played in 10 games along the Vols' offensive line
- Earned his second consecutive Academic All-SEC award
- Awarded Chancellor's Citation for Extraordinary Academic Achievement
- Had solidified his position as Tennessee's top offensive tackle before a dislocated toe injury against Mississippi sidelined him for the remainder of the regular season
- Part of an offensive line group that allowed only 10 sacks of Tennessee quarterbacks, compared to 25 registered by the Vol defense
1986 - RS-FRESHMAN
- Played in 7 games as a redshirt freshman, earning his first letter and Academic All-SEC honors
- A reliable reserve who gained experince backing up starting guards John Bruhin and Harry Galbreath
1985 - FRESHMAN
- Redshirted the season
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played at Germantown High School under head coach Ken Netherland
- Parade and USA Today All-American
- Chosen as Southsports Magazine's offensive player of the year
- All-State offensive tackle his senior year, after landing All-State honors as a defensive tackle his junior season
- State champion in discus
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