Jackie Walker

It's not all that often that you read stories about old wrongs being righted, but here's one. Jackie Walker was a great football player for Tennessee back in 1971, but was never elected to the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame, which apparently he richly deserved. He died of AIDS in 2002. That's right, he was gay, and some people think he's not in this Hall of Fame because of that. But apparently times are changing, and he's expected to be part of the next group of inductees, which will be announced tomorrow, Sunday.