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Cecil C. Humphreys
Cecil Clarence "Sonny" Humphreys (May 17, 1914 – June 14, 1995) was an American college football player and coach, athletics administrator, professor, and university president. He served as the head football coach at Memphis State College—renamed from West Tennessee State Teachers College in 1941 and now known as the University of Memphis—from 1939 to 1941, compiling a record of 14–16. Humphreys was also the athletic director at Memphis State from 1947 to 1960 the president of the university from 1960 to 1973. The Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis is named for him. Humphreys was born in Paris, Tennessee and attended E.W. Grove Henry County High School, where he played on the school's undefeated football team in 1929. He moved on to the University of Tennessee, where he played football as an End (gridiron football), end from 1933 to 1935. Humphreys received a bachelor's degree in 1936 and a master's degree in 1938 from the University of Tennessee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris, Tennessee
Paris is a city in and the county seat of Henry County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 10,316. A replica of the Eiffel Tower stands in the southern part of Paris. History The present site of Paris was selected by five commissioners appointed to the task of choosing a county seat at the December 1822 session of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Henry County. Their choice was a site, of which were owned by Joseph Blythe and owned by Peter Ruff; both men donated the land to the county to have the seat there. A public square, streets, alleys, and 104 lots were laid off, and the lots were sold at auction over a two-day period in either March or April 1823. Paris was incorporated on September 30, 1823. It was the first town incorporated in West Tennessee, followed by Lexington on October 9, 1824, and Memphis on December 19, 1826. The city was named after Paris, France, in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette, a hero of the Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
