Eskridge

Tony DiLeo, the starting point guard for the Golden Eagle men’s basketball team during two years in the mid-‘70s, was named in December as head coach of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers.

 

From Golden Eagle to golden voice

Jason Eskridge opened lots of windows to opportunities during his years as a Tennessee Tech student. He earned a degree in mechanical engineering, allowing him to begin a career with NASA. He played football for the Golden Eagles, one of his tackles stopping a player who would go on to a headline-making NFL career.

Who could have imagined the one small, relatively insignificant event that would eventually point toward his path in life came on the night he sang the national anthem in Eblen Center before the start of a volleyball match?

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