The Volunteers kick off the NCAA football season against Furman on Saturday.
Dolly Parton speaks to the crowd between the first and second quarter at Neyland Stadium on November 18, 2023 in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Dolly Parton loved herself some University of Tennessee football, and the Volunteers are returning the love by honoring the late music icon, who died Aug. 25 at 80, with a commemorative helmet sticker that every Vols player will wear for the entire upcoming season.
Head coach Josh Heupel confirmed the team’s plans to honor Dolly Parton with the special helmet sticker, which the football team’s social media account revealed to be an orange butterfly inscribed with the “Jolene” singer’s “Dolly” signature.
