Bartholomew playedcollege football for theTennessee Volunteers football team, earning many honors including 2001SEC Good Works Team, Verizon Academic All-District IV, Academic All-SEC; 2000 Academic All-SEC; 1999 Academic All-SEC; and 1998 Academic All-SEC.[1] He was a captain on the1998 National Championship winning team that went 13–0 with a victory overFlorida State in theFiesta Bowl.[2][3][4][5] He functioned primarily as a "blocking" back for the team.[6]
As an undrafted free agent, Bartholomew was to play in theNational Football League for theDenver Broncos.[7] Bartholomew's career ended after suffering a knee injury during training camp that required multiple extensive surgeries. He founded a sports training facility after retiring from football.[8]
