Horace "Red" Rainey was a

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University of Tennessee

Rainey was a prominent

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for the

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of the

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1913

On the 6 to 7 loss to Vanderbilt in

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, "'Red' Rainey shone for Tennessee, though he was later relegated to the side lines after a collision with one A. Sikes, Esq., otherwise known as the "Roaring Representative from Williamson." Rainey was selected All-Southern.

1914

A description of the 14 to 7 victory of

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reads, "'Red Rainey' got back into the game just at the start of the third quarter, after a month's absence from scrimmage. In spite of his bum ankle, "Red" did some good work and finished the game without calling time out. Once he intercepted a forward pass and made a good return."

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