The famous moment lives on in Tennessee lore.
Peyton Manning leads the band after beating Alabama in 1997.It was a site Tennessee fans ate up. Alabama fans, meanwhile, couldn’t stomach it.
In 1997, there was Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning, the highly publicized son of NFL great Archie Manning, standing on a ladder at Legion Field in Birmingham, leading the Pride of the Southland Band in “Rocky Top” after a 38-21 win over Alabama.Recently, the Sheriff explained what prompted him to play the role of maestro on the field against one of his biggest rivals.
“It kind started in 1995, we ... beat Alabama in Birmingham,” Manning said on “Every Orange,” Tennessee athletics’ podcast. “I remember I had to do an interview after the game. I kind of missed all of the celebration. All my teammates were talking about, ‘Man how cool was that? We were, you know, hanging out with the fans in the stands and hanging out with the band and it was awesome.’ I’m like ‘I missed it. I was doing some interview.
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