East Tennessee State University

From 1933 until 1936, John C. Oakes proved to be an outstanding athlete with the ETSU basketball and tennis teams. In addition to athletics, Oakes served as the student body vice-president in 1934 and 1935 and was sports editor of the school newspaper, “The Chalk Line.” Oakes went on to be employed as a special agent by the FBI from 1939 until 1944 and then also from 1946 until 1966. ETSU welcomed Oakes into the Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987.