NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Former Tennessee football coach Bill Battle has died at the age of 82, Tennessee football announced on social media. Battle coached Tennessee football from 1970 through 1976, even coaching future Volunteers national championship-winning coach Phillip Fulmer.

Former University of Tennessee football coach Bill Battle, who led the Volunteers from 1970 to 1976, has died at the age of 82. Tennessee Foo

Bill Battle, a former football coach at Tennessee, has died. The University of Alabama, where he played football and later would serve as athletic director, made the announcement Thursday. He was 82. Battle was the coach of the Vols from 1970-76, going 59-22-2 with five bowl appearances in seven seasons.

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