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Kenny Chesney put a new wrinkle on his career this year when he made his first documentary and had a No. 1 hit with the title song. Now you can peek behind the scenes with the GAC special The Making Of ‘Boys Of Fall’, which debuts Sunday, October 31 on GAC at 8/7c.   Check the full schedule for additional airtimes »

The film gave Kenny a chance to conduct personal interviews with a number of figures from the NFL and college football. He talked to quarterbacks Joe Namath, Troy Aikman and Brett Favre; to NFL coaches Jon Gruden, Tony Dungy, John Madden and Sean Payton; and to NCAA head coaches Mack Brown, Bobby Bowden, Bill Curry, Jim Tressel and Nick Saban.

In the process, he knitted together two all-American pursuits.

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Kenny Chesney might be better known for his high energy concerts and hit songs than his football skills, but the lessons he learned while playing high school football have stayed with him throughout his life. Kenny has spent the past year filming a documentary, ‘The Boys of Fall,’ about the game he says helped shape him into the person he is today.

“I was the starting wide receiver, which tells you how great we were,” Kenny says of his days playing for Gibbs High near Knoxville, Tenn. “And I quit growing my freshman year. But I now know why we practiced longer, why our coach put us through double practices in the summer heat… all those things he put us through. It was to teach us things me and everybody on our team has used to become the people we are.” Continue Reading

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Kenny Chesney photo courtesy of Sony Music Nashville.

Come Sunday, much of the world will be watching the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts battle it out for the NFL’s title at the Super Bowl, though most people’s seats won’t be as good as those of some of country’s biggest stars. Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney and Rascal Flatts guitarist Joe Don Rooney will be in the house at Miami’s Sun Life Stadium — as will Carrie Underwood, who sings the national anthem.

The game presents a particular predicament for Kenny. Colts quarterback Peyton Manning hails from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville — Kenny’s home turf — and they became good enough friends that Kenny actually sang at Peyton’s wedding. But Kenny’s also pals with New Orleans coach Sean Payton and has worked out with the Saints before. He and Jimmy were both at the Louisiana Superdome to see New Orleans beat the Minnesota Vikings in person in the NFC Championship Game.

Colts? Saints? You won’t see Kenny putting his money down on either team.

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