He was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1621 to 1628 and Lord High Treasurer from 1628 to 1635, and had already been created Baron Weston, of Neyland in the County of Suffolk, in 1628.

The University of Tennessee retired White's jersey at a halftime presentation on October 1, 2005 during their game against the University of Mississippi, the third such retirement in the modern era of football at the school ; a commemorative sign was also unveiled in the south end of Neyland Stadium.

Although Neyland Stadium in Knoxville was slightly closer to Nashville, it was deemed too big ( at over 102, 000 seats ) for an NFL team.

Neyland was a small fishing village in the parish of Llanstadwell, but in 1856 it became the site for the western terminus of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Great Western Railway with a transatlantic terminal for the largest ships of the time.

Neyland was partially reprieved because silting of Goodwick harbour restricted its use, and for a little over one hundred years, Neyland was a busy rail and sea port.

The University of Tennessee's Neyland Stadium in Knoxville was three hours east of Nashville, but was deemed too large ( at 102, 000 seats ) for an NFL team.

Bobby Dodd was a quarterback for the Tennessee Volunteers football team from 1928 to 1930, playing under legendary coach Robert Neyland.

Neyland Stadium ( pronounced NEE-land ) was first conceived in 1919.

An invitational track meet was then held as a celebration and thus became the very first event at Neyland Stadium.

In 1962, the stadium was renamed Neyland Stadium in honor of former athletic director and coach, General Robert Neyland.

The first night game at Neyland Stadium was played on September 16, 1972, with the Vols defeating Penn State, 28 – 21.

In a Spring 2001 poll in The Sporting News, Neyland Stadium was ranked as the nation's number 1 college football stadium.

On April 8, 2009, it was announced that Neyland Stadium was one of the 70 stadia named for the United States ' bid to either the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.

The largest crowd ever recorded at Neyland was 109, 061 on September 18, 2004, when Tennessee defeated Florida, 30 – 28.

Atkins originally went to Tennessee on a basketball scholarship, but once football coach General Robert R. Neyland saw his combination of size and agility, he was recruited for the grid team.

Robert Reese Neyland ( pronounced KNEE-land ), MBE ( February 17, 1892 – March 28, 1962 ) was an American football player and coach and officer in the United States Army, reaching the rank of brigadier general.

Neyland was also an innovator.

Neyland Stadium at the University of Tennessee is not only named for " The General ", but was designed by him.

" The location of the body farm is actually near the school's Medical Center, however the bones are stored in Neyland Stadium.

Planned to be the end of the Great Western Railway's line and its major sea port, replacing Neyland, problems with the harbour ( known as Fishguard Harbour ) prevented larger ocean liners from docking.

Autobiography of a GWR driver from Neyland with much background about the town.

Neyland, the man credited with making the Vols a national football power, coached the team from 1926 – 1952, with two interruptions for military service.

One of Neyland Stadium's most notable non-sporting events took place in May 1970, when the stadium hosted the Billy Graham Crusade, with President Richard Nixon as a guest speaker.

Neyland holds the record for most wins in Tennessee Volunteers history with 173 wins in 216 games, six undefeated seasons, nine undefeated regular seasons, seven conference championships, and four national championships.

During that first nine year stint with the Vols, Neyland had five undefeated seasons, all within a six year period ( 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, and 1932 ).

One of the streets leading to Neyland Stadium has been renamed Peyton Manning Pass.

The Vols have never had more than 4 consecutive losses at Neyland Stadium.

Statue of Robert Neyland on display at Neyland Stadium The Vols reeled off undefeated streaks of 33 and 28 straight games.

Shortly before his death, Neyland drew up plans for a major expansion and renovation to the Vols ' home stadium, Shields-Watkins Field.

The Federal Works Projects Administration, which also arrived in the 1930s, helped build McGhee-Tyson Airport and expand Neyland Stadium.

" — This quote is often attributed to Hayes, but some contend General Robert Neyland of the University of Tennessee first said it.

These include the 1925 Rose Bowl, featuring Knute Rockne's Notre Dame team against “ Pop ” Warner ’ s Stanford team ; the 1926 Rose Bowl, featuring Alabama Crimson Tide ’ s win over Washington ( the first southeastern team to beat a northern team ); and the 1940 Rose Bowl, featuring Howard Jones ’ USC Trojans against Bob Neyland ’ s Tennessee Volunteers.

During the 1995 NFL Preseason, the Houston Oilers faced the Washington Redskins in an exhibition game at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee.

After his retirement from active broadcasting he moved to Knoxville, Tennessee to an apartment across the Tennessee River from the University of Tennessee campus from which he had a view of Neyland Stadium, the Volunteers ' home field, and wrote an autobiographical memoir entitled Hello Everybody, I'm Lindsey Nelson, his landmark opening phrase.

The university's football teams play at Neyland Stadium, one of the nation's largest stadiums, which is often sold out on game day.

Neyland is flanked by the Thompson-Boling Arena, which has broken several attendance records for college men's and women's basketball.

Neyland is a town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, lying on the River Cleddau and the upstream end of the Milford Haven estuary.

The nearby Cleddau Bridge crosses the river, linking Neyland to Pembroke Dock.

Many people relocated from Neyland to Goodwick and Fishguard at that time.

But in 1964 the Neyland terminal ceased operation.

Neyland has a long sporting history and is home to many sporting groups.

These include Neyland Cricket Club ( A Founder member of the Pembroke County Cricket Club ) established in 1889, Neyland RFC ( a rugby union club established in 1885 ) and Neyland AFC to name just the big few.

* Photos of Neyland and surrounding area on geograph. org. uk