Vanderbilt's yearbook The Commodore states that in a 1921 game against Southwestern Presbyterian University, the team achieved a world record in scoring 13 runs in one inning, after two men were out.

The Tennessean recalls the event: "Neely singled as did Kuhn; Neil fanned but Thomas got his third straight hit and both tallied.

"[2] In the game against Camp Benning (GA), Neill netted a home run with a fly ball to left field, which bounced off the outfielder's knee and over the fence.

Neill was also a prominent member of Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores football teams in 1920 and 1922, which had a win-loss-tie record of 12–3–2 over his two seasons, and won a Southern championship in 1922.

Guard Garland Morrow broke through the line and jumped to block a punt, recovered by Neill for a touchdown.

[13] Neill was on Walter Camp's all names worthy of mention, listed with "punter" beside his name among the ends, as well as Billy Evans's Southern honor roll, the All-Southern team of Zipp Newman, sporting editor of the Birmingham News,[14] and on the second team of All-Southerns chosen by Homer George, sporting editor for the Atlanta Constitution.