John Leyba, The Denver PostTodd Helton speaks with Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning on Oct. 13, 2013 at Mile High Stadium in Denver.
Together with the NCAA Tournament being canceled due to this coronavirus outbreak, it looks like every outlet has their own version of March Madness. (Shameless plug: Vote within our best Colorado athlete championship tournament.)
The Knoxville News Sentinel wrapped up its East Tennessee celebrities bracket last week with a set of Colorado sports characters included in the field. Former Rockies first baseman Todd Helton was a No. 9 seed and former Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was also a No. 1 seed. Both played with the University of Tennessee football team.
Helton defeated Tennessee girls ’s head basketball coach Kellie Martin in the first round and upset No. 1 seed Johnny Knoxville of MTV’s “Jackass” fame in the next. But he dropped in the Sweet 16 to acclaimed zookeeper Jack Hanna, also a No. 4 seed.
Manning took out No. 16 Lane Kiffin, who had been head trainer for Tennessee football for a single year, in the first round. He then took down a second former Vols quarterback in No. 9 Josh Dobbs. In the Sweet 16, he conquered Tennessee basketball star Chamique Holdsclaw, also a No. 5 seed. He won the quarterfinal matchup against No. 3 Candace Parker, another Vols baseball legend. At the semifinals, Manning defeated No. 2-seeded nation celebrity Kelsea Ballerini.
But then arrived Dolly Parton.
“The finals saw Dolly confronting Peyton, two individuals who only need their names to be identified at East Tennessee,” News Sentinel’s Ryan Wilusz composed.
Parton goes to win the last.
— Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post
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