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Larry Taft
Inducted 2011
Longtime sportswriter with The Tennessean newspaper in Nashville
Has covered high school sports for nearly 40 years
Worked his first boys’ state basketball tournament in 1973, and his first football championship in 1974
Has worked professionally for the Knoxville News-Sentinel, The Democrat-Union in Lawrenceburg, and The Tennessean
Served as the Director of Media Relations at TSSAA for 16 months before returning to The Tennessean to cover prep sports
Currently in his fourth year as the Sports Editor at The Tennessean
Enjoys the history of high school athletics and has done numerous nominations warranting the induction of countless TSSAA Hall of Fame members
Contributed several articles to the TSSAA State Basketball Tournament programs honoring teams on past state championships
In the early 1980s he implemented a weekly football wrap-up, complete with district standings, which were used in papers statewide
Other 2011 Inductees
J. C. Campbell
2011
Ronnie Carter
2011
Jean Griffith
2011
O'Neal Henley
2011
Don Lady
2011
Tommy Layne
2011
Johnny Morgan
2011
Robert L. Raikes
2011
Gary Rankin
2011
Jake Rudolph
2011
Don Sutton
2011
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