Gene Harris, C’25, was a two-time All-American in footballand captained the last Sewanee football team to defeat Vanderbiltin the traditional Thanksgiving Day gridiron clash.  BishopJuhan called Harris “typical of the best in Sewanee athletichistory.  He was a spirited leader, he gave everything he had,and was a great team player.  Above all, he was a Sewaneegentleman of whom the Mountain is proud.”  HarrisStadium was named in his memory on November 9, 1957 during halftimeof the homecoming game with Washington & Lee University.