Teddy Gaines of Kingsport, Tennessee has been to the Big Time.
A member of the Ebony Club at Dobyns-Bennett High School, he was a star football player and track star for the D-B Indians.. he also played football for the University of Tennessee Volunteers.. in his freshman year in 1998, the Vols went 13 and 0, and won college football's National Championship.
As a result of his abilities on the football field, he was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers, and went on to play for the Chicago Bears and later, NFL Europe.
Today, he has brought a world of knowledge back home to the classroom in Kingsport, so that youngsters coming up may learn from his style of teaching, and his experiences.
Continuing our Profiles in Education series, we have a special exclusive video interview with Teddy as he relates his sports experiences, and his goals for students as he teaches them his first love: Social Studies. This interview is dedicated to the memory of Teddy's grandfather, Hoover Sensabaugh, who passed away recently.
PLEASE GO TO THE PHOTO GALLERY AND CLICK ON THE "TEDDY GAINES INTERVIEW" TO SEE THE EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH ONE OF KINGSPORT'S OWN
