UT's World Record - The Largest Human Letter

29 March 2017

"A person doesn't really become whole until he has become a part of something that's bigger than himself." ~ Jim Valvano

The logo to raise awareness for the university's endeavor to get into the Guinness Book of World Records

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, this happened last year:

Today, as part of Al Roker's "Rokerthon" . . . a trek across the country in search of people breaking world records, The University of Tennessee broke that record when more than 4000 people showed up to do this:

If it weren't happening at 5:30am, I might be there . . . that's just too dang early!
 
Funny what people grab onto . . . the things we do . . . but really, it's kind of cool that these lighthearted moments exist.

Al Roker, The Today Show weatherman, at The Rock on campus

Stadium, t-shirts, and Al Roker faces . . . ready to go!

 

And it's been done!