Sports

The 1953-54 LaFollette High School basketball squad made history, finishing as the Tennessee runner-up in the state basketball tournament. (Left to right, front), Johnny Howe, David Baker, Kenneth “Smiley” Miller, Carl Roberts, Charles Webb, (Back) Charles Whaley, James Davis, Harold Orick, Coach John R.W. Brown, Gene Carr, Edward Trowbridge and Bill Edward Davis completed the season with a 30-3 record.