Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit August 21, 1995, 94-5820 (Robert E. Maddox, III v. University of Tennessee University of Tennessee Board of Trustees Doug A. Dickey)

BAILEY BROWN, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff-appellant, Robert Maddox, a former assistant football coach at the University of Tennessee, brought suit against the school, its Board of Trustees, and its athletic director, Doug Dickey (collectively “UT”), under § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 701,

et seq.,

and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”), 42 U.S.