Phillip Fulmer

Phillip Fulmer (born September 1, 1950 in Winchester, Tennessee) is an American football coach and former player for the University of Tennessee Volunteers. He has been the head coach of the Volunteers since 1993 after filling in several games in 1992 for the ailing Johnny Majors. Fulmer has won 2 Southeastern Conference championships in 1997 and 1998, and a national championship in 1998.

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September 1 - 1950 - Winchester, Tennessee - American football - Coach - University of Tennessee - 1993 - 1992 - Johnny Majors - Southeastern Conference - 1997 - 1998

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Fulmer has become a controversial figure in college football in the past few years due to his involvement with the University of Alabama and their last NCAA probation in 2002. Fulmer was reported to have given NCAA investigators information on the Crimson Tide program in exchange for immunity from alleged violations in his program at Tennessee. This has led to Fulmer becoming a much despised person in Alabama, and Fulmer would not travel to the Southeastern Conference media days in Birmingham, Alabama in 2004, out of fear of being subpoenaed in a lawsuit involving the Alabama NCAA violations.

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College football - University of Alabama - NCAA - 2002 - Tennessee - Alabama - Southeastern Conference - Birmingham, Alabama - 2004

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Fulmer is currently the winningest active coach in college football with (as of 2004) a 123-31 record. This puts his winning percentage at 79.9%. Under Fulmer the Vols have played in 12 straight bowl games.

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He has a wife, Vicky, and 4 children: Phillip Jr. (3/25/70), Courtney (1/25/83), Brittany (4/22/85), and Allison (9/13/86).

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Phillip Fulmer is currently signed with Tennessee until the year 2012.

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