Playing football from 1969-73, Lumpkin, an outstanding defensive end, 1973 Most Valuable Player and three-time All-College Athletic Conference honorree in football ... Coach Shirley Majors, "One of the two or three best ends in my 16 years at Sewanee" ... Lumpkin was a captain in 1972 and 1973 ... In his post-senior year of 1973, Lumpkin earned All-Conference, All-Tennessee, Churchman's All-American, Associate Press Division II All-America Honorable Mention, Football News Division II All-America and Kodak Coaches Association All-America First Team Honors ... Three generations-Lumpkin's grandfather (T-1907), father, (T-1934) and uncle (C-1935) also played football for the Tigers ...