Edward Molinski

2010 Distinguished Citizen

WHS Class of 1936

Physician/General Practitioner

Professional

• Physician/General Practioner serving underprivileged areas of Memphis, TN - 35 years
• Physician - University of Memphis football team
• Professional fight doctor
• 2nd Lieutenant - US Marine Corps, World War II
• Professor, History and Geography - University of Memphis and Mississipi State University
• Football coach at both college and high school levels

Honors/Awards

• Played on 1935 State and National Championship football team at Washington High School (under Paul Brown)
• Guard/Linebacker on University of Tennessee National Championship teams - 1938 and 1940 (1940 team unscored on during regular season)
• Selected as first-team All American - 1939 and 1940
• National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame - 1990
• Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame - 1994
• Ohio State Heavyweight Golden Glove Boxing Champion as a teenager
• Captain, Tennessee boxing team - 1938-1940
• Tennessee State Heavyweight Golden Glove Boxing Champion
• National Golden Glove Semifinalist during World War II

Education

• Washington High School - 1936
• University of Tennessee - 1940 (bachelor's degree), 1941 (master's degree)
• University of Tennessee, Memphis - MD - 1950

2010 Distinguished Citizens