[1] Warren led Tennessee to an 8–3 record in that transformational 1966 season, followed by an 18–12 win over Syracuse University in the 1966 Gator Bowl, for which he was named the game's MVP.
The following year, the Vols went 9–2, won the Southeastern Conference championship and were recognized by Litkenhous as national champions before a 26–24 loss to the University of Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl.
[4] He spent one season with the American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals in the team's expansion year, playing in seven games in 1968 and starting three.
Sharing time with Bengals quarterbacks John Stofa and Sam Wyche, Warren completed 47 passes in 80 attempts (58.8 percent) for 506 yards and one touchdown.
Warren is now the host of a sports talk radio show in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he lives, and also plays in charity golf tournaments.