Former Tennessee football coach Bill Battle has died at the age of 82, Tennessee football announced on social media. Battle coached Tennessee football from 1970 through 1976, even coaching future Volunteers national championship-winning coach Phillip Fulmer.

Former Tennessee football coach and Alabama athletic director Bill Battle died Thursday morning at the age of 82.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Former Tennessee football coach Bill Battle passed away at the age of 82. Battle, who coached Phillip Fulmer at UT, led the Volunteers for seven seasons from 1970-76. His record with the Vols was 59-22-2 with four bowl wins in five bowl trips.

Former University of Tennessee Coach William “Bill” Battle III died on Thanksgiving morning at the age of 82, according to the university. From his time at Tennessee, Battle is known for leading the Vols to five bowl games and three top-10 poll finishes between 1970 and 1976.

Former University of Tennessee football coach Bill Battle, who led the Volunteers from 1970 to 1976, has died at the age of 82. Tennessee Foo

Bill Battle III, who was athletic director at his alma mater, Alabama, where he played for Paul “Bear” Bryant’s first national championship team, coached the Tennessee Volunteers and also founded the Collegiate Licensing Company,

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