Condredge Holloway was recently called a “Son of Huntsville” by the Huntsville Times after being inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. An all-state player in football, baseball and basketball at Lee High School, he turned down a MLB bonus to accept a football scholarship at Tennessee, where he became the first African-American quarterback in the Southeastern Conference. The SEC Sophomore of the Year in 1972 and the All-SEC quarterback in '72, Holloway went on to play 13 seasons in the CFL, setting numerous passing records. He was elected to the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 and the CFL Hall of Fame in 1998. Holloway worked for the Huntsville Channel Cats hockey team before returning to Knoxville as a member of Phillip Fulmer's administrative football staff. He is now an assistant athletic director at the University of Tennesse

Philip Rivers attended and played football for North Carolina State University, where he was a four-year starter.  He is the NCAA's second all-time leading passer with 13,484 yards and holds the NCAA-record with 51 career starts. Philip was the 2003 ACC Player of the Year and MVP of five bowl games, including the 2004 Senior Bowl. Philip was selected by the New York Giants with the fourth (4th) overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft. He was soon traded to the San Diego Chargers for Eli Manning and additional draft picks. Philip became the Chargers starter in 2006 and led the team to a franchise-record 14 wins and earned a nod for the 2007 Pro Bowl. In 2006, Philip completed 62 percent of his passes, threw for 3,388 yards and 22 touchdowns with only 9 interceptions.