Hadley Park in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Tennessee State University Athletics

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 4, 2022

1. Tennessee State University Athletics Marker

Inscription. The Tennessee State University Tigers have a proud athletic tradition that includes numerous accomplishments from its student athletes and legendary coaches. TSU has been home to Olympic Medal winners and over [illegible number] athletes that have gone on to the professional ranks. Their athletes have stood on gold medal podiums, won collegiate championships, performed in Super Bowls, and been enshrined into the National Football League Hall of Fame.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.

Location. 36° 10.07′ N, 86° 49.204′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Hadley Park. It is on Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2714 Jefferson St, Nashville TN 37208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Joseph "Yusef" Harris (within shouting distance of this marker); Tennessee State University (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); John A. Merritt (about 400 feet away); Students of Tennessee State University and the Civil Rights Movement (about 400 feet away); Edward Stanley Temple (about 400 feet away); Club Baron

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(about 600 feet away); Hadley Park (about 600 feet away); Patton House / John Thomas Patton (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, July 4, 2022

2. Tennessee State University Athletics Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 226 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 2, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.