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2009
TENNESSEE
HALL of FAME











Tennessee Men’s
Gymnastics
is proud to select by
coaches vote
Larry Allen Denham in to the
Tennessee Hall of Fame as the 2009 Coach of the Year.
Larry Denham is owner and competitive program director at TAG ( Tennessee Academy of Gymnastics) in Chattanooga, TN. Coach of nine Junior National Championship competitors. 18 years coaching at the National level. Coach of 7 Developmental National Team Members. Larry is one of the most requested technicians and clinicians in the Southeast. He is as exciting to learn from as he is to watch him coach. His knowledge and technical input has been of great help to our Tennessee gymnastic teams. TAG Gymnastics is the host of the 2010 Region 8 Men’s gymnastics Championships. He is also a great husband, father, novel writer and mentor to many kids in the Chattanooga area and around the state.
Be the first one in your club to read this exciting new novel by Larry Allen Denham, owner of TAG Gymnastics. Available by clicking on thje book, in either a soft cover or e-book version from iUniverse.
2008
TENNESSEE
HALL of FAME
PHIL SAVAGE
Started gymnastics in 1965
Elite gymnast for Southern Illinois University 1975-80
Came to Knoxville in 1980
Married Lisa Avril in 1984
Have 3 kids… Ben, Morgan and Austin
Started coaching boys in Tennessee in 1980
Have had gymnasts qualify to 26 straight Junior National Championships
Coached 35 boys and 15 girls to NCAA athletic scholarships
Over 100 USAG Academic All-Americans
3 Junior National Team members
4 Junior National event champions
3 Big 10 ‘Freshmen of the Year’
3 NCAA National Champions
2 ‘Ten-O Award’ winners
12 ‘Gymnast of the Year’ winners
Inducted into the 2009 GREATER KNOXVILLE SPORTS HALL OF FAME (along with Peyton Manning, Ginger Baxter, Pat Summitt, Chad Pennington and Phillip Fulmer)
Lecturer at 5 USAG National Congress
Lecturer at 7 Region 8 Mini-Congress
Co-authored USAG Basic Gymnastics for Boys
Guinness Book of World Records (1987 4-man one mile relay on hands with Danny Scannell, Brendan Price and David Lutterman)
Worked in conjunction with the Knoxville Community Development Corportation (KCDC) providing free gymnastics lessons to the inner city kids of Knoxville.
Contributing writer for CROSSFIT Magazine (applying gymnastics strength and exercises to Crossfit’s overall fitness program)