Will Bartholomew
{{Short description|American football player (born 1978)}}
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| birth_place = Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
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| undraftedyear = 2001
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Will Bartholomew (born October 1, 1978) is a former American football fullback.
Playing history
=College=
Bartholomew played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers football team, earning many honors including 2001 SEC Good Works Team, Verizon Academic All-District IV, Academic All-SEC; 2000 Academic All-SEC; 1999 Academic All-SEC; and 1998 Academic All-SEC.{{Cite web |date=October 3, 2001 |title=Will Bartholomew: All in the Family |url=https://utsports.com/news/2001/10/3/Will_Bartholomew_All_in_the_Family.aspx |access-date=July 1, 2023 |website=University of Tennessee}} He was a captain on the 1998 National Championship winning team that went 13–0 with a victory over Florida State in the Fiesta Bowl.{{Cite web |title=1998 Tennessee Volunteers Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/tennessee/1998.html |access-date=July 2, 2023 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Harralson |first=Dan |date=August 8, 2021 |title=Tennessee defeats Florida State to win 1998 national championship |url=https://volswire.usatoday.com/gallery/photos-tennessee-vols-football-and-phillip-fulmer-defeats-florida-state-seminoles-and-bobby-bowden-to-win-1998-national-championship/ |access-date=July 2, 2023 |website=Vols Wire|publisher=USA Today |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=28th Annual Game, 1999 – Fiesta Bowl History |url=https://www.fiestabowl.org/sports/vrbofb/roster/28th-annual-game--1999/59 |access-date=July 2, 2023 |website=Fiesta Bowl |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Carner |first=Nick |date=November 24, 2012 |title=Bartholomew Continues A Family Tradition |url=https://utsports.com/news/2012/11/24/Bartholomew_Continues_A_Family_Tradition |access-date=July 2, 2023 |website=University of Tennessee Athletics |language=en}} He functioned primarily as a "blocking" back for the team.{{Cite web |date=April 19, 2001 |title=Will Bartholomew, FB – Tennessee |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/2002draft/fbs/willbartholomew.htm |access-date=January 3, 2011 |publisher=USA Today}}
=Professional=
As an undrafted free agent, Bartholomew was to play in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos.{{Cite web |last=Ginsberg |first=Leah |date=June 30, 2017 |title=How this NFL hopeful turned a career-ending injury into a $20 million-a-year business |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/29/will-bartholomew-built-d1-training-into-a-20-million-a-year-business.html |access-date=July 2, 2023 |website=CNBC |language=en}} Bartholomew's career ended after suffering a knee injury during training camp that required multiple extensive surgeries. He founded a sports training facility after retiring from football.{{Cite web |last=Haynes |first=Beth |date=July 19, 2011 |title=HomeGrown: Will Bartholomew & D1 Sports |url=https://www.wbir.com/article/life/people/homegrown/homegrown-will-bartholomew-d1-sports/51-358638364 |access-date=July 2, 2023 |website=WBIR.com |language=en-US}}
Personal life
Bartholomew's brother, Ben, also played for the Tennessee Volunteers.{{Cite web |title=Ben Bartholomew – Football |url=https://utsports.com/sports/football/roster/ben-bartholomew/1451 |access-date=July 2, 2023 |website=University of Tennessee Athletics |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Patrick |date=September 4, 2012 |title=Ben Bartholomew makes key UT contributions |url=https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/sep/04/bartholomew-makes-key-ut-contributions/ |access-date=July 2, 2023 |website=Chattanooga Times Free Press |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.d1training.com/ D1 Training] company website
{{1998 Tennessee Volunteers football navbox}}
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Category:American football fullbacks
Category:Denver Broncos players