The Nashville Banner named Kavanaugh co-MVP of the Southeastern Conference for 1939 along with Bob Foxx of Tennessee.
ðə nˈæʃvɪl bˈænɚ nˈeɪmd kˈævɐnˌɔː kˈoʊˌɛmvˌiːpˈiː ʌvðə sˈaʊθiːstɚn kˈɑːnfɹəns fɔːɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð bˈɑːb fˈɑːks ʌv tˌɛnəsˈiː.