There was a time when the Tennessee-Kentucky football game was played on Thanksgiving Day. The two schools tangled on that Thursday every year from 1915-1939, with the exception of 1917 and 1918 when the series was interrupted for World War I. On one such day, November 28, 1935, at old Stoll Field in Lexington, a horrible tragedy struck the UT football team. Tennessee was suffering a rare beating to the Wildcats that day, 27-0 and the Cats were threatening for yet another score. Herbie Tade, center for that '35 squad, was a bright spot on what otherwise was a dark season for the Vols. It was about to get even darker. As the Kentucky ball carrier plowed into the line of scrimmage, Tade threw himself into the middle of the pile. The play was stopped cold, and so was Herbie Tade. As the mass pileup untangled, it became evident that something was wrong. Tade didn’t get up. For days after the game his life was in jeopardy. Finally, it was announced that he would live and a collective sigh of relief came from Paducah (Herbie's home town), Knoxville and Lexington, but the relief was short lived. Herbie Tade was indeed alive, but not as he was once known. He suffered permanent brain damage and could hardly speak or walk. Herbie Tade lived however, another 35 years as an invalid, before passing on in 1970. So the next time you're perusing through the UT media guide and come across "Tade, Herbert '35", remember this one time letterman gave more to the UT program than any other 4 year letterman could ever dream. The Herbie Tade story should not be forgotten nor go untold as long as Tennessee football is alive.