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Bowden Wyatt

Bowden Wyatt

Clarence Bowden Wyatt (October 4, 1917 in Kingston, TennesseeJanuary 21, 1969 in Kingston, Tennessee) was the head football coach at the University of Tennessee from 1955-1962. He compiled a 49-29-4 record during his tenure. Wyatt served as the head coach at the University of Arkansas and the University of Wyoming prior to coming to Tennessee. He compiled a 39-17-1 record at Wyoming, and an 11-10 record at Arkansas.

Wyatt's most notable victory at Tennessee came on November 7, 1959, when the Volunteers upset top-ranked LSU, 14-13, by stopping a two-point conversion attempt by eventual Heisman Trophy winner Billy Cannon late in the game. The victory ended the Tigers' 18-game winning streak.

Wyatt was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach.

Wyatt married Mary Alson Miller in about 1940, and they had one daughter named Mary Gail "Missy" in 1942.

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