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Dobyns-Bennett High School |
| Kingsport, TN
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| Nickname:
Indians |
| All-Time Record
(1921-Present): 737-217-28 |
| State Titles:
1964, 1960, 1959, 1955, 1949, 1948, 1947, 1945, 1940,
1939, 1936, 1935, 1923 |
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Historical Results |
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Historical Opponents |
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FOOTBALL FACTS AND FIGURES |
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School founded in 1919
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School colors: Maroon, Grey
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Head Coach: Graham Clark, 188-42
(1993-Present).
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Dobyns-Bennett's 737 all-time wins rank
first in the state of Tennessee.
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Dobyns-Bennett has a total of 13
Tennessee state football championships,
either as recognized by the TSSAA, AP/UPI,
Dunkel Index, or
Litkenhous Ratings.
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Dobyns-Bennett finished 9th in the final
National Sports News Service national
rankings in 1960.
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Dobyns-Bennett holds a 61-19-1 advantage
in its rivalry with Tennessee High School (click
here for series data).
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Six Dobyns-Bennett alumni are in the
Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame: Bobby Dodd (also a member of the
College Football Hall of Fame), Ed Cifers, Bob Cifers, Hal
Miller, Darwin Bond, and Sam Bartholomew, Jr.
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Thirteen former Dobyns-Bennett players
have been drafted in the NFL Draft:
1941 - Ed Cifers, End, Tennessee, 6th round, 50th pick, Washington
Redskins
1944 - Bob Cifers, Back, Tennessee, 2nd round, 14th pick, Detroit
Lions
1945 - Jim Chadwell, T, Tennessee, 23rd round, 240th pick, New York
Giants
1947 - Denver Crawford, T, Tennessee, 15th round, 129th pick, Green
Bay Packers
1952 - Darrell Crawford, QB, Georgia Tech, 17th round, 195th pick,
Chicago Cardinals
1952 - Jack Fulkerson, T, Southern Miss, 30th round, 351st pick, Green
Bay Packers
1953 - Hal Miller, T, Georgia Tech, 5th round, 57th pick,
San Francisco 49ers
1956 - Bobby Lance, QB, Florida, 28th round, 332nd pick,
Green Bay Packers
1962 - David Steadman, T, Georgia Tech, 17th round, 227th pick, Los Angeles Rams
2002 - Teddy Gaines, CB, Tennessee, 7th round, 256th pick, San Francisco 49ers
2005 - Gerald Sensabaugh, SS, North Carolina, 5th round, 157th pick, Jacksonville Jaguars
2011 - Daniel Kilgore, G, Appalachian State, 5th round, 163rd pick, San Francisco 49ers
2012 - Coty Sensabaugh, CB, Clemson, 4th round, 115th pick, Tennessee Titans
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Eight Dobyns-Bennett alumni have played professional football:
Ed Cifers - End, Tennessee (1941-1942, 1946
Washington Redskins; 1947-1948 Chicago
Bears)
Bob Cifers - Back, Tennessee (1946 Detroit Lions; 1947-1948
Pittsburgh Steelers; 1949 Green Bay
Packers)
Denver Crawford - T, Tennessee (1948 New York
Yankees (AAFC))
Hal Miller - T, Georgia Tech (1953 San Francisco
49ers)
Mike F. Dulaney - FB/LB, UNC (1994-1995 Albany Firebirds (Arena);
1995-1997 Chicago Bears; 1998 Carolina Panthers)
Fred
Powell - CB/WR, Memphis (2001-2002 Memphis Xplorers (AFL 2))
Teddy Gaines - CB, Tennessee (2003 Rhein Fire (NFL Europe); 2004 Montreal
Allouettes (CFL))
Gerald Sensabaugh - S, North Carolina (2005-2008
Jacksonville Jaguars; 2009-2010 Dallas
Cowboys)
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