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Walls, Shawn 1981-82-83 Ward, John 1976-77-78-79 Ward, Stacy 1984-85 Ware, Billy 1959-60-61 Warner, Stephen 2009-10-11 Washington, Booker 2000-01-02 Washington, Darrin 1978-79-80 Washington, DeJuan 1994-95 Washington, Donald 1983-84-85-86 Washington, Karl 1987 Washington, Keith 1994-96 Washington, Kiamni 2007-08-09 Washington, Preston 1993-94 Washington, Sam 2000-01-02 Waters, Roy 1971-72-73-74 Watts, Greg 1984-85 Weaver, Bruce 1962-64 Webb, Jay 1981-82 Weber, L.E. 1944 Weissman, Jeff 1975-76 Wendt, Wayne 1983 Westbrook, Ralph 1949 Westerman, Wayne 1974 Wheeler, Joshua 2005-06-07-08 Whelchel, Joseph 1990-92 Whelchel, Lloyd 1989-90-91-92 White, Billy 1955-56 White, Brian 2006-07-08-09 White, Curley 1974-75-76-77 White, Eddie 2004-05 White, Jon’al 2011 White, John Henry 1974-75-76-77 White, Myles 2011 White, Rickey W. 1977 White, Sherwood 1956-57 Wierick, Trent 1998 Wiggins, Ronnie 1968-69-70 Wilbanks, Robert 1956-57 Wilborn, Wenford 1971-72-73-74 Wilkins, David 1969-70-71-72 Wilkins, Larry 1976-77 Williams, A.L. 1953-54-55-56 Williams, Cedric 1994-95-97-98 Williams, Cruz 2009 Williams, Delone 2002-03-04-05 Williams, Doug 1982 Williams, Grant 1994-95 Williams, Kenny 1981-82 Williams, Mike 1985-86-87-88 Williams, Nathaniel 1983 Williams, Orlandus 2002-03 Williams, Ronnie 1981-82-84 Williams, Ryan 2010-11 Williams, Thad 2004-05 Williams, Tramon 2003-04-05 Williams, Wayne 1966-67-68-69 Williamson, David 1957-58-59-60 Williamson, J. 1946-47 Williamson, John 1960-61-62-63 Willis, Christopher 1996-97-98-99 Willis, Daniel 1997-98 Willis, Danny 1993 Willis, Jim 1960-61-62-63 Willis, Jim S. 1965-66-67 Willis, Sammy 1977-78-79 Wilmer, Ray 1981-82-83 Wilson, Danny 2001-02-03-04 Wilson, Jerry 1965-66-67 Wilson, Pat 1988-89-90-91 Wilson, Steve 1989-90-91-92 Wilson, Terrence 1994-95-97-98 Winbush, Quarvay 2003-04-05 Wise, Gayle 1952 Wishom, Jerron 2001-02-03-04 Witmer, W.K. 1944-45 Witte, Jack 1976-77 Wojecki, Chester 1940-41-46 Womack, George 1957 Womack, Shane 2005-06-07-08 Wood, Mike 1986-87-88-89 Woodall, Tommy 1950-51-52 Wooden, Irvin 1990 Worsham, Bay Williams 1952-53
Wright, Larry 1968-69 Wright, Larry 1996-97-98 Wurzburger, John 1963-64-67 Wyly, Charles 1952-53-54-55 Wyss, Johnny 1937
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Yankowsky, Joshua 1997-98 Yarbrough, Gene 1949-50 Yarbrough, Jay 1940-41 Yates, George 1977-78-79-80 York, Kenny 1985-86-87 Young, Deon 2006-07-08-09 Young, Andre 1978-79-80-81 Young, Spencer 2001-02
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Zaffater, Jay 1984-85-86-87 Zoeller, James 1940-41
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THE LEGEND OF THE BULLDOG The story takes place in the autumn of 1899 when five Tech students were returning home from school. They came upon an old, hungry bulldog sitting under a tree. The boys fed the dog with what food they had and continued their journey. When they finally reached their destination, however, they found that the dog had followed them. Being sensitive young men, they sought permission for the dog to stay the night, and the landlord agreed – if the animal remained in the kitchen. That night the house caught fire. Their overnight guest was the first to awaken. The dog ran from room to room, rousing everyone in the building. Then, after all the other occupants had made their way to safety, one boy remained inside. The bulldog re-entered the smoke-filled house in an apparent attempt to rescue him, not realizing the boy had escaped in a different direction. After the fire was extinguished and smoke had finally cleared, the boys went inside to see if the dog had indeed made it out to safety. But when they entered they found the lifeless bulldog lying in an unburned corner of one room. He had died from the smoke and the heat. Naturally, the young men were shaken due to the death of their new friend. So they picked him up and carried him to the place they had found him the previous day. They then dug a grave and wrapped him in two jackets – one red and the other blue. When the boys returned to school and related their story, the entire campus mourned the death of the homeless dog. The dog with no name had found a place in the hearts of Tech students. Two years later, Tech organized a football team and decided the team needed not only school colors, but a mascot. A unanimous decision was reached as the bulldog, the first hero of Tech, was given the honor and the red and blue blankets he was buried in were made the school colors.