Tennessee Football Applauded for its Dolly Parton Tribute

The Tennessee Volunteers are paying tribute to state native Dolly Parton with a unique gesture this season.

The Volunteers kick off the NCAA football season against Furman on Saturday.

Carrie Underwood fought back tears while honoring Dolly Parton at Tanglewood Music Center, and shared what the country music legend meant to her.

Beloved singer died last week at the age of 80 Parton was born 30 miles from college campus The Tennessee Volunteers will be honoring Dolly Parton with a helmet sticker this season, the college football team’s head coach, Josh Heupel, announced on Monday. Parton, a Tennessee native, died last week at the age of 80 fr

Tennessee Football Announces Heartfelt Tribute to Dolly Parton  Sports Illustrated

Tennessee Volunteers to honor late Dolly Parton with a helmet sticker this season  Toronto Star

Tennessee football announced plans to honor the late Dolly Parton with a sticker on the back of the Vols helmets during the 2026 season, per coach Josh Heupel.Parton died on August 25. She was 80.“All that she’s meant across the world, this country, and certainly the Queen of East Tennessee,” Heupel said. “A lady that

The Tennessee Volunteers will honor the late, great country music and native Tennessean Dolly Parton with a special helmet decal throughout the 2026 season.

Vols coach Josh Heupel announced the tribute Monday, calling Parton the “queen of east Tennessee.”

The news come after an airport will be renamed for the country music icon.

The country music icon and philanthropist, who died at age 80, maintained deep connections to the university and performed Rocky Top at Neyland Stadium in 2023

Parton, a native Tennessean, sadly passed away on August 25.

Nashville’s International Airport could soon bear the name of one of Tennessee’s most beloved daughters. Three days after Dolly Parton died at the age of 80 on 25 August, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced that he supports a proposal to rename Nashville International Airport in honour of the legendary country singer

An attendee exclusively told Page Six about Saturday night's "completely sold-out show," marveling that there was "not an empty seat" at the famous Nashville venue.

Tributes continue to pour in for Dolly Parton after the iconic country singer, actor and philanthropist’s death on August 25 at age 80. Her former co-star Jane Fonda tells Democracy Now! how they made the classic workplace comedy 9 to 5, for which Parton wrote the accompanying hit song. “She could see through people to

Dolly Parton's sister Freida has shared an emotional Freida Parton tribute to the country music icon following her private Nashville funeral, revealing the special role Dolly played in her life

Dolly Parton's sister Freida has shared an emotional tribute to the country music icon following her private funeral, revealing the special role Dolly played in her life

Dolly Parton's sister Freida has shared an emotional tribute to the country music icon following her private Nashville funeral, revealing the special role Dolly played in her life

Dolly Parton's sister Freida Parton has shared a heartfelt tribute to the country music icon following her private Nashville funeral, revealing the special role Dolly played in her life and announcing a special project in her honour

Dolly Parton’s home state of Tennessee will pay tribute to the music legend by naming Nashville International Airport after her. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee said it was "fitting" that the airport would "bear the name of our state’s favourite daughter."

The Grand Ole Opry also honored the country music legend days after her death.

Brad Paisley fights tears singing Dolly Parton duet alone after her death  USA Today

Dolly Parton was laid to rest in a private funeral service attended by family on Friday, according to her niece.

The queen of country music died at age 80 following a brief battle with cancer, her reps announced.

David Becker / Getty Images Dolly Parton’s niece, Jada Star, sang a rendition of “The Orchard” to honor her aunt at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville on Saturday. The aunt and niece duo had previously performed the song together for Parton’s collaborative family album, 2024’s Smoky Mountain DNA: Family, Faith and Fables.

The TV star and former model was best known for his roles in the 2013 drama series Blue Tower and the 2006 series Princess Hours, with his friend announcing his passing

'Absolute A**hole': Bill Maher Roasted Over His Totally 'Heartless' Dolly Parton Tribute  HuffPost

"Sunday Morning" looks back at the astonishing career of the queen of country music, whose talent, warmth, wit, and philanthropy made her a genuine, once-in-a-generation luminary.

Nation.Cymru Staff A Welsh radio presenter was brought to tears live on air after a grieving listener revealed how her tribute to Dolly Parton had helped him following the death of his wife. Bronwen Lewis, who hosts a morning show on BBC Radio Wales from Monday to Wednesday, shared a touching tribute to the country…

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Friday said he wants to rename Nashville International Airport in honor of country music legend Dolly Parton.

Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee has declared his support for renaming Nashville’s airport for Dolly Parton, days after the beloved singer’s death. “It is fitting that Nashville International Airport would bear the name of our state’s favorite daughter and greet travelers with the enduring legacy of Dolly’s music, ge

Liza Minnelli has added herself to the fans and friends paying tribute to the late Dolly Parton, posting an emotional message on Instagram saying this week’s news was “devastating.” Beginning the message with her signature “Hey Kids,” Minnelli notes that she and the country music icon once shared an agent, Sam Haskell.

"Tonight’s show didn’t feel right without doing something like this," singer says before her rendition of Dolly's 1974 hit

Dolly Parton was utterly real about her unrealness. She played with the over-the-top details.

Dolly Parton was not, as I always think of her, an Aquarius. She was technically a Capricorn, as befits her indefatigable work ethic and prodigious output. She was born in the Great Smoky Mountains, into the utterly vanished world that predated universal electrification, on Jan. 19, 1946, one day before Aquarius season

New Street station tribute to music legend who died this week at 80

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A push by fans to rename Nashville's airport for Dolly Parton appears to be taking flight just days after the country music icon's death.

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Kaitlan Collins BTS: Trump honors Dolly Parton's legacy while tensions with Canada intensify  CNN