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DAYTON — Former University of Dayton head football coach Mike Kelly will be honored Saturday when the Knoxville Quarterback Club names him the 2024 recipient of its General Robert R. Neyland Trophy.
The award’s namesake is a former Army player, coach and officer who rose to the rank of brigadier general before making coaching his profession. Tennessee’s all-time winningest coach and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame is regarded as one of the best, if not the best defensive coaches of all time. Nearly two-thirds of his wins (112 of 173) were shutouts.
This award, announced Thursday night, is given annually by the Club to a man who has contributed greatly to intercollegiate athletics. The permanent trophy is displayed in the Tennessee Hall of Fame Exhibit in the Neyland-Thompson Sports Center on the University of Tennessee campus.
Kelly is also a member of the College Football Hall …
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