Why Tennessee football legend Al Wilson felt like a 'rock star' at Luke Combs concert
Former Tennessee football icon Al Wilson saw a different side of Neyland Stadium on stage with Luke Combs on May 2.
LENOIR CITY − Al Wilson made a career of playing in front of packed college and NFL stadiums full of raucous fans. Even the former Tennessee star linebacker was shocked at the atmosphere at Neyland Stadium on May 2. Wilson joined fellow Vols legend Peyton Manning, Tennessee coach Josh Heupel and former quarterback Joey Aguilar on stage with country music artist Luke Combs during his "My Kinda Saturday Night" tour.
"I got a chance to feel what rock stars feel like," Wilson told Knox News at the Phillip Fulmer Golf Classic on May 8. "Being in front of all those people, singing your song, I got a chance to see what that felt like. " Wilson and the others chugged beers on stage in front of 92,045 fans, the largest concert audience in Neyland Stadium history.
"We've been on the football stage and that's entertainment," said Wilson who played eight years in the NFL with the Denver Broncos and made the Pro Bowl five times. "It's a team aspect. This is (Combs) and his band and he's the sole focal point.
To be a part of that was a memory I'll never forget. " Al Wilson, Tennessee football greats address NIL, transfer portal Some mornings, the 48-year-old Wilson can feel the difference of 30 years in his joints. It's been nearly three decades since the College Football Hall of Fame linebacker and former team captain led Tennessee to a national championship in the 1998 season.