College Sports Information Directors of America

The University Tennessee Lettermen’s “T” Club officially honored current Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations Harris D. "Bud" Ford during a special on-field ceremony at halftime of the Oct. 1 UT-Mississippi football game.

The club granted Honorary Member status to Ford along with former assistant football coach David Cutcliffe and current Executive Associate Athletics Director and former assistant football coach Gary Wyant.

Ford became Tennessee’s first full-time assistant sports information director upon his graduation from UT in 1966 and was promoted to sports information director in 1987 and to associate athletics director in 2000. The Knoxville native supervises a media relations staff of four full-time employees and numerous student assistants who work to promote and publicize Tennessee’s athletics programs. Ford was named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Hall of Fame in 2001.

Honorary membership to the “T” Club may be bestowed on an individual for outstanding achievement reflecting favorably on the University of Tennessee and specifically its men’s and/or women’s athletic programs. Nominees shall not have been a letterman in any sport at the University of Tennessee and should not have been previously awarded this distinction. The award is considered the club’s highest honor.

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