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Rep. Burchett remembers the life of former Tennessee Volunteers football coach Johnny Majors

June 3, 2020

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (June 3, 2020) -- Following the passing of former University of Tennessee football coach Johnny Majors, U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (TN-02) released the following statement:

"The entire Majors family is in my prayers this morning. John Jr. has been a close friend of mine since high school and I came to know his father well, he even spoke at my dad's funeral. Coach Majors will always be remembered by East Tennesseans for the lasting impact he had on our community and his successful tenure as head football coach of the University of Tennessee."