KNOXVILLE — A longtime high school coach and athletic administrator will soon be inducted into the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame.
Clark Duncan, a former University of Tennessee football player, will be inducted into the hall during its virtual ceremony on July 31.
Duncan, a football player and track and field athlete at Unicoi County High School, was an All-American defensive back during his prep days with the Blue Devils. In 1977, he also set school records in the decathlon, 120-meter hurdles, the 220-yard dash, the 100-yard dash, the long jump and the 440-yard dash.
Duncan was a part of head coach Johnny Majors’ first recruiting class at Tennessee.
He was a four-year starter for the Volunteers in the defensive secondary. Duncan was a first team All-Southeastern Conference standout and a second team All-American as a freshman.
After college, Duncan began coaching high school football in Knoxville. He was an assistant coach at Fulton High School under Steve Brewer. With the Falcons, Duncan coached Robbie Black.
Black, a quarterback, wide receiver and defensive back at Fulton, is now the school’s head football coach. He is also going into the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame in 2020. Black has won multiple state championships as head coach of the Falcons.
After his time in North Knoxville, Duncan took over as head coach at Powell High School where he remained for 17 years. Duncan, who was also Fulton’s head softball coach, served as an assistant softball coach with the Lady Panthers.
Duncan left Powell to become the athletic director at South-Doyle High School. He later became head football coach for the Cherokees.