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VINCENT JOSEPH DOOLEY TRIBUTE
REMEMBERING VINCE DOOLEY | 15
TIMELINE OF DOOLEY AS COACH | 36
THE BULLDOG SPIRIT IS ETERNAL BY HAMILTON
CULPEPPER | 38
VINCE DOOLEY - A GREAT AND HUMBLE HUMAN BEING
BY MURRAY POOLE | 40
LETTING GO OF A HERO BY RONDA RICH | 42
WHADDAYA GOT LORAN | 44
SPORTS
BULLDOGS TO WATCH | 48
YELLOW JACKETS TO WATCH | 50
FIVE KEYS | 52
DAWG BONES | 54
A VIEW FROM ... ATLANTA | 55
FROM THE FIELD | 56
STATS THAT MATTER | 58
BUTLER’S PLAYERS | 59
JD’S TOP 15 | 78
SOCIAL
GEORGIA GIRLS: LAUREN ALEXANDER KOONTZ | 62
UGA VS KENTUCKY GAMEDAY FAN PHOTOS | 64
GOLDEN ISLES CHAPTER MEET-UP | 74
PROUST: DEWEY BENEFIELD | 76
BULLDOGS OF THE 4TH ESTATE: KATHLEEN
WILLIAMSON RUSSELL | 77
OUR TEAM
EDITOR: Vance Leavy
CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Cheri Leavy
MULTIMEDIA DIRECTOR: Greg Poole
CHIEF SPORTS CONTRIBUTOR: Jeff Dantzler
ART DIRECTOR: Stacey Nichols
SALES: Caroline Kinney
SPORTS: Jeff Dantzler, Greg Poole, Coby Serina,
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MULTIMEDIA: Hamilton Culpepper,
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PHOTOGRAPHY: Greg Poole, Rob Saye,
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COVER PHOTO: Rob Saye (Dooley/Dawg
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FROM THE
EDITOR
Vincent Joseph Dooley was a renaissance legend, who meant
so much to so many, which is why celebrating his life on Friday
will be so special … followed by swatting the Bees on Saturday
VANCE LEAVY
EDITOR IN CHIEF
After the frigid roadie to
Lexington, Thanksgiving week
has arrived and the Bulldog
Nation has so much to be thankful
for. Our football team is No. 1 in the
country and on Saturday they have the opportunity to post
back-to-back undefeated regular seasons. And on Friday night
in Stegeman Coliseum, Bulldog backers get to gather as one to
celebrate the well-lived life of Vincent Joseph Dooley.
Thankful indeed!
Where should I begin in discussing Coach Dooley?
I think this issue’s cover headline nails it … ‘A Renaissance
Legend, who Meant so Much to so Many.” Everyone at Bulldawg
Illustrated is mighty proud of this tribute issue to Coach that
starts on page 15 and continues for over 30 pages. This tribute
had to be tremendous when paying respects to such an
amazing man.
In the tribute section, you will find quotes from all the circles
that occupied Coach Dooley’s terrific orbit for the 90 years
he was on this Earth. Not surprisingly, words like integrity,
fairness and intelligence are a constant theme in the quote
contributor’s submissions to what Coach Dooley meant to
their lives.
Like I covered in our Tennessee issue (the week after Coach’s
passing), Cheri and I will forever be indebted to Coach for
believing in our vision for Bulldawg Illustrated when we
pitched the idea to him 20 years ago. In a nutshell, he said go
for it and how can I help. That’s the kind of man and leader
Coach Dooley was. He loved to help people whenever he could
and was also there to lend counsel to those that sought it out.
He was a leader personified!
Or as Jeff Danzler interjects in his column (page 12), “Vince
Dooley was a titan, a mountain, a giant, unquestionably one of
the most important, influential, transcendent, significant and
successful figures in the history of University of Georgia.”
Well said JD, well said.
I know you will love the columns in the tribute (beginning on
page 38) where Loran Smith, Ronda Rich, Murray Poole and
Hamilton Culpepper share their memories and praise of Coach
Dooley. It’s simply amazing what Coach meant to so many.
Beyond the columns, we were able to gather around 30
quotes (beginning on page 15) from players, coaches, friends
and associates of Coach Dooley’s. Each quote is so special and
may cause a tear or two while reading them. Finally on pages
31 and 32, JD reminds everyone of Coach’s stellar 25-year
coaching career. Not only did he notch 201 wins, Coach made
his players better men. For that matter, Vincent Joseph Dooley
made everyone around him better.
We love you and miss you Coach and hope this tribute lives
up to the impeccable standards you possessed your entire,
incredible life. Rest in Peace … Vince Dooley!
Beyond the tribute, this issue of BI gets you ready for another
battle with the Bees from North Avenue. As Greg Poole (page
56) points out in his From the Field column, Tennessee and
Florida were heavy favorites this past Saturday. However,
a funny thing happened once the games were played …
embarrassing losses to South Carolina and Vandy. Greg’s point
is simple. Show up to play no matter who your opponent is.
While Georgia Tech’s season certainly hasn’t been what they
hoped for, they have showed fight under their interim coach,
Brent Key.
Saturday’s noon game will also be special as
our seniors play their final game in Sanford
Stadium. My goodness those guys have won
a slew of games (56 in the last five years). But
more than anything, they bought into Coach
Smart and his staff’s commitment to playing
the game of football the way it’s meant to be
played. Thank you, thank you to our seniors!
On the social front, the Bulldog Nation
wasn’t going to let the brutal weather
keep them from supporting their team in
Lexington. Enjoy our fan photos from the
game beginning on page 64.
Also, in our social section, I know you will
enjoy getting to know Lauren Alexander
Koontz (Georgia Girls, pages 62 and 63),
Dewey Benefield (Proust Q&A, page 76) and Kathleen Russell
(Bulldog of the 4th Estate, page 77). Being a coastal Georgia
boy, I can attest to the respect Lauren, Dewey and Kathleen
have in our parts. I’m sure Lauren’s mom only wishes she could
get her daughter back in the Golden Isles full time.
That’s going to do it for me. This 80-pager on top of a road
trip was a beast. But like I said earlier, our tribute to Coach had
to be well done. I sincerely hope it’s to all our readers’ liking.
We will be back next week with an SEC Championship Extra
issue. However, this week is all about giving thanks, saying
good-bye to Coach and supporting our seniors and team in
beating the Bees. See you at high noon in Sanford on Saturday
… Go Dawgs!!
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Vince Dooley was a titan, a mountain, a giant, unquestionably
one of the most important, influential, transcendent, significant
and successful figures in the history of University of Georgia.
JEFF DANTZLER
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When Vince Dooley arrived
in Athens, soon to be
announced as the new
football coach at the
University of Georgia, he was told by
none other than fellow Bulldog immortal
Dan Magill not to leave his hotel room,
for fear of being recognized around
town and the proverbial cat being out of
the bag.
“I could have walked around Athens
with a name tag that said ‘hello, I’m
Vince Dooley,’ and no one would have
known who in the world I was,” the
soon to be famed football coach often
recounted.
In fact, when University of Georgia
President O.C. Aderhold was discussing
Dooley at his introductory press
conference, he forgot his name, and
referred to him as that “bright young
head coach.”
Joel Eaves, one of his mentors from
Auburn, had been hired as Georgia’s
athletics director - on November 22,
1963 no less - and was keen on the
young Dooley as the Bulldogs next
head football coach. So he brought on
Auburn’s freshman football coach to be
Georgia’s head football coach.
At the time, Vincent Joseph Dooley was
31 years old.
At the time, Georgia was in a bad place.
Can you imagine if there had been a
Dawgvent in those days?
The Bulldogs had experienced three
straight losing seasons on the heels
of an awful decade that thankfully
concluded with the 1959 Southeastern
Conference championship. It was an
oasis of glory in the midst of a desert of
disappointment that ran from the 1950s
up to Dooley’s arrival prior to the 1964
football season. There were long losing
stretches to both Florida and the Yellow
Jackets. Interest, money, support, and
attendance, so grand during the glory
days of the 1940s with Wally Butts, Frank
Sinkwich, Charley Trippi and Johnny
Rauch, had evaporated.
It was a dark era.
Magill and Bill Hartman held things
together for Georgia, and then finally
with Eaves hiring of Dooley prior to the
1964 season, the Bulldogs got the jolt
they needed.
The success was immediate, and the
direction of Georgia football took a
dramatic upwards trajectory.
As my friend, the acclaimed writer
Darrell Huckaby once told me, “Georgia
football before Vince Dooley was like
rock and roll before Elvis.”
His career and accomplishments
are universally known in the world of
college sports. As a head coach, he
led Georgia to six SEC titles, the 1980
national championship, 20 bowl games
and outstanding records against both
the Yellow Jackets and Gators. Under
Dooley’s watch, Georgia went 19-6
against the North Avenue Trade School,
and 17-7-1 versus Florida, never losing
back-to-back years to the Gators.
In the early 1980s, Georgia reached its
greatest pinnacle, capturing the national
championship, winning three straight
SEC crowns and posting a 43-4-1 four
year record from ‘80-’83.
His career as Georgia’s athletics director
was equally impressive to his football
resume, as a slew of the coaches and
administrators he and Magill brought
(or kept) on board have led Bulldog
teams and individuals to dozens of
national championships, hundreds of
SEC crowns and countless moments of
pride and Glory to Ole Georgia. Three
of his coaching hires - Manuel Diaz,
Jeff Wallace and Chris Haack - are still
thriving. As is the world’s greatest Sports
Information Director Claude Felton,
who along with Jack Bauerle and Andy
Landers comprised Dooley’s first three
major hires as Georgia’s A.D.
His first two coordinators for the
Bulldogs football team were Erk Russell
and brother Bill Dooley.
Dooley and Magill also hired Larry
Munson.
Man did he recognize talent.
From 1964 through 2004, he built
Georgia into one of the most, wellrespected
college sports empires in the
country. The ultimate testament to his
slew of successes is Sanford Stadium,
where the playing field bears his name.
When Dooley was hired as Georgia’s
head football coach, Sanford Stadium
sat 36,000 people. Dooley Field at
Sanford Stadium now holds over 92,000
spectators.
His fingerprints are all over everything
great about Georgia.
It has also been well documented
that Vince Dooley was a man of many
talents. He was incredibly bright. From
the Dooley Library Fund to his historical
endeavors and renowned horticultural
expertise - there is a hydrangea plant
named for him - just to name a few, he
was a true renaissance man.
Faith and family were the cornerstones
of his life and success. Barbara was
his co-pilot. Their children and
grandchildren were the victories that
gave the Dooley’s their greatest joy.
When he passed away peacefully at
the age of 90 on October 28, there was
a sudden hurt, sadness and tremendous
sense of loss. Soon those tears would
turn to smiles, recounting the countless
accomplishments of an extraordinary
life. The man who meant, and will
always mean, so much to so many leaves
a lasting legacy. For parts of seven
different decades, he cast an enormous
shadow throughout a vast and loving
extended family, the Bulldog Nation.
The vision of him embracing Kirby
Smart in Indianapolis after Georgia
defeated Alabama on January 10 to
capture the Bulldogs first national title
since 1980 will forever resonate. We’re
all so thankful he got to be a part of that
grand night of Bulldog glory.
Vince Dooley was a titan, a mountain,
a giant, unquestionably one of the most
important, influential, transcendent,
significant and successful figures in the
history of University of Georgia.
Vince Dooley led a life to be celebrated
every day.
He was the embodiment of the
Bulldogs.
We all miss him.
We’ll never forget him.
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VINCENT JOSEPH DOOLEY
SEPTEMBER 4, 1932 - OCTOBER 28, 2022
‘Coach’ … a Renaissance Legend,
who meant so much to so many …
INTRO BY: MURRAY POOLE
COMPILED BY JEFF DANTZLER, CHERI LEAVY, VANCE LEAVY AND MURRAY POOLE
PHOTOS BY GEORGIA SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS, ROB SAYE, PROVIDED
With any source one seeks, the definitions of “a
Renaissance man” run pretty similar.
One dictionary defines a Renaissance man thusly:
A present-day man who has acquired profound
knowledge or proficiency in more than one field.
Still another source says simply: A very clever man who is good
at many different things.
As the Bulldog Nation looks back on the life of Vincent Joseph
Dooley, everyone is very cognizant that these descriptions fit the
legendary Georgia head football coach to a perfect “T.”
For Vince Dooley was more than just a coach and mentor to
thousands of young men on the football field, he was a renowned
scholar in the fields of horticulture/gardening, military history
and many other of his pursuits. That is evident in the books Coach
Dooley authored.
Such as: The Legion’s Fighting Bulldog: The Civil War
Correspondence of William Gaston Delony, Lieutenant Colonel of
Cobb’s Georgia Legion Cavalry, and Rosa Delony, 1853-1863; Vince
Dooley’s Garden: The Horticultural Journey of a Football Coach and,
History and Reminiscences of the University of Georgia.
And, oh yes, the football books covering his 25 years pacing the
Bulldogs sideline as UGA head coach and some also scanning
his years as the Georgia director of athletics … there were 10 or
more that included Vince Dooley’s byline, along with his fellow
co-authors.
Truly amazing were the 90 years of this man’s life – a Renaissance
Legend indeed!
As the Bulldawg Illustrated team sought comments from former
players, associates and friends of Coach Dooley for this special
tribute issue, so many of them – as one can read here – talked
about Coach being much more than just a great football coach
who had a tremendous influence on their own personal careers
but, also, his knowledge and expertise in the many other
endeavors Vince Dooley undertook. And remember, he was a very
proud ex-U.S. Marine as well!
Here are those heartfelt comments about Coach …
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VINCENT JOSEPH DOOLEY
SEPTEMBER 4, 1932 - OCTOBER 28, 2022
He meant the world to me as a coach but also as a
man who had to carry the Bulldog Nation, the state of
Georgia, the city of Athens, and do it the right way with
his family. He certainly taught me a lot about doing
that. It meant a lot to my wife in terms of moving to
Athens and giving us the comfortable feeling that we
belonged. He was just a tremendous man altogether.
And having him at practice was always great. I’d
bounce ideas off him and just seeing him in the
training room, since the years I’ve been here … just a
great source of information!
KIRBY SMART, UGA HEAD COACH
I remember going back to my time as a student athlete
how engaged and involved coach Dooley was with all
of us, even the women, even the smaller sports. He was
a mainstay on the front row during my home games at
Stegeman. As an adult, coming back to Georgia, Coach
and Mrs. Barbara and I shared the big moments together
… SEC championship games, bowl games, playoffs and
the National Championship. I always valued my time
with him and appreciated his wisdom. He had a way of
bringing small moments of peace and laughter to me
and my children during some seriously stressful, chaotic
games. I sure will miss him.
MARY BETH SMART, LADY DAWG STAND-OUT,
CEO OF TEAM SMART
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VINCENT JOSEPH DOOLEY
SEPTEMBER 4, 1932 - OCTOBER 28, 2022
Vince Dooley was the type of role model we all need. The kindness he poured into
the Athens community, the leadership he provided on and off the field, and the
special connection we had with him as a family are just a few of the reasons I cherish
his memory. He led the Bulldogs by teaching us all the value of teamwork and
sportsmanship. We need more of that in our world today, and thankfully, his memory
will continue to inspire those virtues. All I can do is thank him and Mrs. Dooley for
the many things they have done for Brian, our girls, and me. The friendship and
mentorship they have provided throughout our lives have been a true blessing. We
miss him every day, and every time we joyfully shout, ‘Go Dawgs!’ we will think of him
and his lasting impact.
MARTY KEMP, GEORGIA’S FIRST LADY
Few individuals have had a
greater impact on the State
of Georgia, and certainly the
University of Georgia, than Coach
Vince Dooley. His achievements
on the field speak for themselves.
As coach, he helped shape the
lives of the young men entrusted
to him, always working to instill
in them the values of hard work,
perseverance, and teamwork.
Knowing him not just as a coach
but as the great man he was is
one of the honors of my life. From
Friday night lights, to watching
my family grow up, and being
there when we celebrated my
first election as governor, he was
always there with us to celebrate
life’s greatest moments and helped
us get through the hard ones. Like
so many others, we will remember
Vince Dooley not just as a legend,
but as a great mentor, father, and
friend.
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OF GEORGIA
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VINCENT JOSEPH DOOLEY
SEPTEMBER 4, 1932 - OCTOBER 28, 2022
Vince Dooley with Jere W. Morehead
Claude Felton with Vince Dooley
I was always inspired by Coach Dooley’s
unwavering love for the University of
Georgia and his tireless efforts to make
UGA a better, stronger institution.
Whether as an iconic coach or beloved
athletic director or through his generous
financial support of numerous areas of
our University, Coach Dooley impacted
countless lives at UGA. His career and
legacy transformed UGA, and he will be
sorely missed.
JERE W. MOREHEAD,
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
PRESIDENT
Coach Dooley was a
mentor and a friend.
It meant the world to
me to be able to lean
on him for advice and
counsel. He made
Georgia what it is today
and I work every day to
honor his legacy.
JOSH BROOKS,
J. REID PARKER
DIRECTOR OF UGA
ATHLETICS
We have lost one of the legendary figures
in the history of not only Georgia athletics
but also college athletics in this country. He
was a true man for all seasons with his many
interests, curiosities, and thirst for learning. He
enjoyed respect and admiration throughout
his life. Coach had an immeasurable impact on
thousands of young people and was a standard
bearer for teamwork, discipline, integrity, class,
work ethic and doing the right thing. It’s a
huge loss for his family and all those who were
fortunate enough to pass his way.
CLAUDE FELTON, UGA SENIOR
ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
“If it is to be, it
is up to me.”
- Coach Vince Dooley
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VINCENT JOSEPH DOOLEY
SEPTEMBER 4, 1932 - OCTOBER 28, 2022
Coach, as everyone knows, was unique.
He was always the gentleman. Never met
a stranger. I told him and others, he was a
renaissance man dressed in football coach’s
clothing. He was a scholar and carried the
most important gene for lifelong learning
… inquisitiveness. I cherish the time with
him in the past 27 years from when he
walked into my classroom in 1995-96. We
became gardening buddies, bonded by
mutual respect. His insatiable appetite for
information continued to polish his sharpedged
mind. Barbara told me gardening
gave him a new passion and, indeed, he
became the most famous gardener in
Athens and the State. He loved to work in the
garden; planting, pruning, and leading tours.
His garden book, The Horticultural Journey of
a Football Coach, is a great read. He threaded
people, places and plants into the narrative
about his horticultural obsession. Left no
stone unturned in searching for the next
great plant for his garden.
I was unsure about what led him to my
classroom. Probably inquisitiveness. I know
the students were in awe and not sure
what to make of his presence. He attended
lectures, the campus tree/shrub walks, and
traveled with the class to out of state field
trips. Before exams, he always wished the
students good fortune, but then went back
to work as Athletic Director. His Hydrangea
macrophylla was one of the few to survive
the cold and flower in 1996. Logically, it was
named ‘Dooley’, propagated, shared with
growers, and botanical gardens, and has
traveled the world. I asked Coach whether
he would be interested in attending The
International Hydrangea Conference,
Ghent, Belgium, in 2007. This was a few days
before the conference. Somehow Barbara
found him a ticket. We toured the great
Hydrangea collection, Varengeville-surmer,
France, owned by Robert and Corinne
Mallet. Robert noticed Coach’s name tag
and announced in melodic French-English,
“Coach Dooley, your hydrangea is in our
collection.”
An exemplary life, well lived, rich with
experiences, he believed that education was a
lifelong journey of the mind. There was always
another question that needed answering. I
miss Coach and our time together.
Vince and Barbara Dooley on Cape Cod next to his
‘Dooley’ Hydrangea macrophylla
Students from UGA landscape
architecture class visiting his garden.
Coach with the ‘Dooley’ Camellia
DR. MICHAEL DIRR, PH.D,
PROFESSOR OF HORTICULTURE
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
AND MENTOR AND FRIEND TO
DOOLEY
BULLDAWGILLUSTRATED 21 ISSUE FOURTEEN • GEORGIA TECH

VINCENT JOSEPH DOOLEY
SEPTEMBER 4, 1932 - OCTOBER 28, 2022
Kathy Cousart, Kitty Culpepper, Jenny Sligh,
Vince Dooley and Jack Bauerle at a book
signing at Appointments At Five
Vince Dooley was a genuine Renaissance man.
He was never able to quench his thirst for learning,
and he never lost the joy in doing so. We first
met about 1967 when I worked in the Athletic
Department as Dan Magill’s secretary. His passions
for family, football and history are legendary. We
later shared a mutual passion for horticulture. He
became so knowledgeable that he was frequently
called upon to speak to groups across the country.
His home became a botanical garden – robustly
displaying his treasures. He spoke of each almost
like that of a parent speaking of a child – this man
of steel showing such joy, such tenderness. He was
rare among men and a treasure to have known.
ANN FRIERSON, HORTICULTURAL
ENTHUSIAST, FORMER SECRETARY FOR
DAN MAGILL
Today I am remembering my good friend and neighbor, for oh so many years,
Vince Dooley. My family had the pleasure of living across the street from the
Dooley’s and raising our children together. Vince and I also shared birthdays
one week apart and celebrated becoming another year older and wiser many
times together. He always teased me about being one year older and wiser and
always one step ahead of him.
Vince and I loved politics and so many of our conversations evolved around
the elections and our government. Thank goodness we were always on the
same page. When he retired from coaching I tried to talk him into running for
public office. Can’t think of anyone who was more qualified to be Governor or
even President.
What a difference Vince made in the lives of so many different people. The
strongest men aren’t always the loudest ones. They’re the ones who quietly
do good behind the scenes making a difference through thoughtfulness
and kindness. And some people see things as they are and say why … Vince
dreamed of things that never were and said “why not.” His winning ways were
infectious and spread to everyone who had the pleasure of knowing him. The
friendships he made were real and his legacy will live on in the hearts of all who
knew him. His life will never be forgotten. That was Vince Dooley.
Now there’s a road I travel made of memories of Vince and his wonderful
family that I will always keep next to my old heart. There’s a bridge of special
feelings paved with all of the good times we shared as neighbors and friends
that I will continue to walk across.
Vince may be gone from my sight but never from my heart. Rest In Peace, dear
friend, until we meet again to celebrate our birthdays!
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VINCENT JOSEPH DOOLEY
SEPTEMBER 4, 1932 - OCTOBER 28, 2022
I had the honor and privilege to play for Coach
Dooley, coach with Coach Dooley and work for him
in an administrative role. During this time I learned
quite a bit from Coach about organization. He was
organized in how he ran his practices, team and the
entire athletic program; every part of his life! He always
did everything with the highest integrity of any person
that I have been around.
MIKE CAVAN, SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO HEAD
COACH SMART, FORMER ALL-SEC QB AND
ASST. COACH
From telling me to quit playing kickball (which was
soccer) to voting me in to the College Football Hall of
Fame coach Dooley was a man that always had each
individual‘s best interest at heart. He helped me grow
into the man I am today and there’s nothing tougher
for a Coach than the challenge to shape young men’s
lives while they are age 18 to 23 and his success rate was
100%. I will always miss his smile, love and advice. I am
a better man because I was coached and befriended by
Vince Dooley.
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VINCENT JOSEPH DOOLEY
SEPTEMBER 4, 1932 - OCTOBER 28, 2022
It was sort of like a journey with Coach because when I first came
in here in 1970, I revered him as a coach first. Then he hired me in
1979 and our relationship just got stronger and stronger. He was
the consummate boss, for lack of a better phrase. He hired you, he
trusted you and he helped you when you needed him. That’s the
best way I can put it. You know, in the last 20 years our relationship
changed a lot … it became more of a friendship I guess, a strong
friendship. And what’s important, he and Barbara are God parents
to my youngest son Duke. I was just talking to someone who’s
been a friend of mine and an emeritus on the athletic board and
we miss him. In a way, I never thought he’d be gone. He singularly
was the toughest individual I’ve ever been around, physically and
mentally, and I loved him like a dad.
JACK BAURLE, HALL OF FAME UGA AND OLYMPIC
SWIMMING (AND DIVING) COACH
I think I will always appreciate the fact Coach took a
chance on me, with no coaching experience. He gave me
the chance and believed in me and without his guidance
and support, I probably never would have had the chance
to be as successful as I was. And I’ll always appreciate
everything he did for me. He was the best, he always
supported his coaches and gave them whatever they
needed and asked for and allowed them to be successful.
CHRIS HAACK, UGA MEN’S GOLF COACH
Coach Dooley was an amazing leader, coach and athletic
director and friend to so many. I was so honored to be a member
of his coaching staff – he hired me in 1985. His trust, belief and
mentorship gave me the ability and confidence to be successful
at the highest level. Thanks Coach Dooley for being an incredible
Bulldog legend! It’s just unbelievable Coach is not here with us
anymore.
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SEPTEMBER 4, 1932 - OCTOBER 28, 2022
Brad Lastinger, Vince Dooley and John Lastinger
His remarkable consistency to the University of Georgia,
it never wavered. From coaching to the AD and then
beyond that he just had the consistent quality of being
very classy, which doesn’t sound like a lot but that’s so hard
for people to do and to think he did it for 90 years … it was
just an incredible full life he lived. I also thought he had a
wonderful sense of humor and sometimes people never
got to see it. One of the beauties of playing with him for
five years, he was a funny guy. When he wanted to be he
had this old dry sense of humor and it used to crack us up.
And just little things, when I got benched in 1983, he took
the time to call my parents and talk to them, which a lot of
head coaches would never do anything like that. And he
may never have done that for every player that came to the
University of Georgia but he did it for me and later in life I
always appreciated it and I know my parents appreciated it.
JOHN LASTINGER, STARTING QUARTERBACK
1982 AND 1983
One of the most transparent
aspects about Coach Dooley was
his commitment to his players,
to grow them as young men,
provide them an opportunity
to earn an education. And once
you earned that education it
opened doors for you whether
that was moving into professional
sports or whether it was moving
into your professional business
career. So, he took pride in seeing
growth at what you were doing
as a human being. He gave me
an opportunity as a good young
athlete. Just like my dad (also
UGA standout Leroy Dukes) he
gave me a chance to play a lot
of different positions. I played as
hard as I could as a quarterback
for him. It didn’t work out for
Georgia and myself but he didn’t ship me off, he put me in another
position where I could help the team. So those are opportunities that he
saw---he saw the good in everybody. And it was one of those you learn
through a human resources channel in business …you always praise
in public and you counsel and coach in private. If there were problems,
he would pull you in and talk to you. I’ll just say this – the Dukes family
loves Coach Dooley and the Dooley family!
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VINCENT JOSEPH DOOLEY
SEPTEMBER 4, 1932 - OCTOBER 28, 2022
I will always be indebted to
Coach Dooley for giving me the
opportunity to play football and
earn a degree at the University
of Georgia. He saw something
in me that others didn’t and
inserted me as a starter my junior
year. After my playing career
was over, he provided me the
opportunity to be a graduate
assistant, earn a Master’s Degree
and, more importantly, continue
to learn from him. He was a
great mentor who continued to
impact my life after my playing/
coaching career by always being
available and supportive. He not
only influenced me, but had a
generational impact as I passed
on to my children lessons learned
from him. I will greatly miss him
and his wise counsel.
FRANK ROS, STARTING
LINEBACKER, CAPTAIN
1980 NATIONAL
CHAMPIONS
He had a knack for
motivating young me to
do the best on and off
the field. He knew how
to “push your buttons.”
He truly cared about
us individually, not
just as football players,
but as men. I’m using
his phrase … he had a
“thirst for knowledge “
… that never stopped.
Incredible coach, yes but
he was always trying to
educate us off the field
as well. The older I get,
the more my respect
grows for him.
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SEPTEMBER 4, 1932 - OCTOBER 28, 2022
Coach Dooley a definition of dignity, integrity and statesman. A
football coach and athletic director who was fair minded and forward
thinking. He coached everyone to be the best that they could be. But
he really enjoyed seeing athletes mature and grow into productive
citizens.
ROBERT MILES, UGAA- DIRECTOR OF LIFE SKILLS, 1980
NATIONAL CHAMPIONS TEAM MEMBER
The greatest thing Coach Dooley taught us was the importance of
winning/success through hard work and discipline.
Early on he made sure all of his players understood that there was a
price to pay when you didn’t follow those fundamentals for success,
whether it was issues off the field or not winning on the field.
I remember in an afternoon drive with Coach Russell one day in
Statesboro, he said the older you get the more you will appreciate
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I’ve used the same hard work and discipline principles, learned from
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VINCENT JOSEPH DOOLEY
SEPTEMBER 4, 1932 - OCTOBER 28, 2022
I am so happy that Leigh and I moved back to Athens nine years
ago. We were able to spend more time with Coach and Barbara - they
became the Mom and Dad for all us orphans who have lost both
parents. They loved all his players. We all loved Coach Dooley. DAMN
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I reflect on the lessons Coach Dooley taught us almost daily. From a
business perspective when you think about you’re preparing for your
competition to be at their best, he had a way of making sure that you
prepared for your competition, no matter what their record was going
into a game --- don’t take your competition lightly because they’re going
to come out and likely play their best game against you and maybe it’s a
day you’re not performing at your best. So that preparation for life lessons
was huge to me. And really watching Coach Dooley as a man and past
his coaching career as well and continuing to follow his pursuits that
weren’t just in football and his passions, whether it was in gardening or his
passion for history, I just continue to look up to him as a man who lived a
life of purpose and passion. And his family was so important to him. So, all
those lessons from coaching and just as a man, Coach Dooley provided an
example for me and to thousands of others to hold as a standard.
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VINCENT JOSEPH DOOLEY
SEPTEMBER 4, 1932 - OCTOBER 28, 2022
Coach Dooley meant quite a lot to me. He gave me
my first head-coaching job at the University of Georgia
and he was there to help mentor me along the way. He
gave me the confidence to make tough decisions that
were in the best interest of the program and I’ll always
be indebted to him and Barbara!
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When I think of Coach Dooley - the word opportunity
comes to mind. He gave me the opportunity to earn
a top notch education and compete in football at the
highest collegiate level. The opportunity didn’t stop
there - he also gave me the opportunity to work at the
University of Georgia and ultimately supported me as
his successor to the AD role. He was my coach, mentor,
boss, advisor and more importantly my friend. He was
one of the most influential people in my life. I would
not be where I am today without his support and
confidence in me. Thank you Coach!
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VINCENT JOSEPH DOOLEY
SEPTEMBER 4, 1932 - OCTOBER 28, 2022
Vince Dooley with Tim Cearley
Vince Dooley with Avery McLean
Our family was fortunate to
have had the Dooley family
play such an impactful part
of our lives for the past five
decades. We will miss his
everlasting support, his
constant examples of loyalty
to UGA and his magnetic
personality.
GREG MCGARITY,
FORMER UGA
DIRECTOR OF
ATHLETICS
In my personal and professional growth, I’m
eternally grateful for the example he set and the
support he gave as an admired leader, mentor
and friend. His legacy continues by virtue of the
effect he made in so many individuals’ lives. He
got me on the right track and gave me a chance
and I’ll miss him for a long time. He made such
an impact on me. I started out as Coach Dooley’s
intern so that’s how I kind of cut my teeth in
athletics back in the late ‘90s.
TIM CEARLEY, FORMER UGA
ASSOCIATE AD FOR TICKET
OPERATIONS
I was the director of marketing for
the Utah Jazz when Coach Dooley
hired me in 1981 to start the Marketing
and Promotions Department for
the University of Georgia Athletic
Association. I will forever be grateful to
Barbara and Coach for bringing me to
Athens. Coach Dooley truly was a great
boss and friend.
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VINCENT JOSEPH DOOLEY
SEPTEMBER 4, 1932 - OCTOBER 28, 2022
It is difficult to put down what Coach has meant to me and my
family. Our association spans over 30 years as a player, an assistant
coach, and as an athletic administrator. I offer the following
knowing that it falls short of truly expressing how glad I am that
Coach was part of my life: Coach Dooley was a mentor for me as a
player, an assistant coach, as an athletic administrator, and most
importantly as a loving brother in Christ. He was a man of integrity;
if he said he was going to do something, he did it. He was always
challenging himself to be the best he could be.
CHARLEY WHITTEMORE, FORMER UGA WIDE
RECEIVER AND DOOLEY ASSISTANT COACH
Coach Dooley changed my life. He gave a 21-year-old – I
guess they call them kids today but I guess I didn’t consider
myself a kid at 21 but he gave me an opportunity to coach
and when you talk about giving myself a job like that you
have to realize I came from a coal mine, steel town (in
Pennsylvania). I’m so thankful and when my wife called me
and told me he had died, it was difficult for me to contain
myself. I’ve only felt that way two times in my life, once when
my father died and once when my mother died. To be so
fortunate for him to allow me to coach, I never felt I worked
for him. I always felt like I was working for us … that’s the
feeling he gave you and I was thankful. I don’t have the
vocabulary to express what my heart wants to say. I don’t
have the ability to tell you how I feel. One of the things I liked
so much about the guy, he wasn’t just a football coach. He
wasn’t one of those guys who talked about football every
minute of his life. When he retired, he became an expert in
horticulture. When he was in coaching, he always diversified
himself by traveling, going places and educating himself.
When it came to the Civil War, he probably knew as much
about the Civil War as any professor that ever taught. I could
talk about him forever because I was here from the minute
he got here to the minute he left!
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SEPTEMBER 4, 1932 - OCTOBER 28, 2022
Fran Tarkenton, Howard Taylor, Vince Dooley
For nearly 20 years, and over 100 signing events, I have
had the opportunity to work side by side with Coach
Dooley selling more books than I can count. He was a
true class act and gentleman that treated every fan with
kindness and always had time for a photo. Vince loved to
engage fans on where they were from and was always
willing to share a bit of history or a score projection for
the game later in the day. We appreciate all Vince did for
all us at the UGA Bookstore and miss him. RIP Coach and
know we will keep selling your books.
HOWARD TAYLOR, FORMER UGA
BOOKSTORE - FOLLET GROUP VP
Coach Dooley taught many lessons in his wonderful life. He taught
me one many years ago. After Ron Polk led UGA to the College
World Series he went back to Mississippi State. Dooley had a tough
time hiring a replacement. About three or four candidates didn’t
take the job, including Florida State’s Mike Martin. The headline
in my story in the AJC was something like, “Martin Snubs Dooley
Again.” I found out Dooley was interviewing David Perno one night.
I staked out Butts-Mehre. Dooley came out around 11 p.m. and told
me he would talk to me at 8 a.m. the next morning. When I arrived
at his office, he pulled out a dictionary and read me the definition
of snubbed, which was to reject someone with sarcasm. He looked
me in the eyes and said, “I don’t believe anyone rejected me with
sarcasm.” He was a great man and so missed.
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VINCENT JOSEPH DOOLEY
SEPTEMBER 4, 1932 - OCTOBER 28, 2022
At Coach Dooley’s funeral, in my
homily, I stated that one of Coach
Dooley’s favorite sayings was
from Michelangelo. At the age of
87, Michelangelo stated: “I’m still
learning.”
In so many ways that describes
Vince Dooley’s entire life. He
was a man who used his God
given talents, not only to grow
personally, but especially who
made a difference in the lives of
so many people. Whether on or
off the field, there was always
something more to do, some other
challenge or opportunity to meet
and another friend to be made.
He truly was a Renaissance man to
the day he died. At the end of my
homily, I summed it up in a quote
from the Scriptures: “Well done,
good and faithful servant.”
FATHER FRED WENDEL,
FORMER DIRECTOR OF
CATHOLIC CENTER AT UGA
History was one of
Vince Dooley’s greatest
passions. As Chairman
of the Georgia
Historical Society’s
Board of Curators and
a longtime supporter
and friend, Vince left
a lasting mark on our
institution. We will
always cherish his
memory and preserve
the story of his
remarkable leadership
on and off the field.
We were fortunate that
he shared so much of
himself with us. It was
an honor and privilege
to know him.
TODD GROCE,
PRESIDENT AND
CEO GEORGIA
HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
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BULLDAWGILLUSTRATED 35 ISSUE FOURTEEN • GEORGIA TECH

VINCE DOOLEY’S
25 YEARS
BY JEFF DANTZLER
PHOTOS BY: GEORGIA ATHLETICS
COACHING TIMELINE
NOVEMBER 28, 1964 - Georgia tops Tech 7-0 between the hedges and earns a
berth in the Sun Bowl. The Bulldogs beat Texas Tech by an identical 7-0 score
to finish 7-3-1 in Dooley’s first season in Athens. The win over the Jackets
broke a three-game losing streak to Tech, and Georgia’s win over Florida
snapped a string of eight Gator wins over the previous nine seasons.
SEPTEMBER 18, 1965 - Highlighted by the “flea flicker” Moore to Hodgson to
Taylor, Georgia upset defending and eventual national champion Alabama
18-17 on national television in Athens, setting the stage for soon to come
glory days. Two weeks later, the Bulldogs upset Michigan in Ann Arbor. These
two wins helped catapult “Dooley’s Dogs” onto college football’s big stage.
NOVEMBER 26, 1966 - In Bobby Dodd’s final regular season game as Tech’s
head coach, 8-1 Georgia beat the undefeated Yellow Jackets 23-14 between
the hedges. The win gave Dooley a 3-0 mark vs. Dodd. Georgia would go on
to defeat SMU 24-9 in the Cotton Bowl to finish 10-1, No. 4 in the final national
polls and hoist the Southeastern Conference championship banner.
NOVEMBER 25, 1971 - In one of the most thrilling victories in Georgia history,
Andy Johnson led a last-minute drive and Jimmy Poulos went over the top
for the winning touchdown, as the Bulldogs came back to top Tech 28-24 in
Atlanta. Georgia went on to defeat North Carolina and brother Bill Dooley 7-3
in the Gator Bowl to cap the campaign with an 11-1 record.
NOVEMBER 6, 1976 - Trailing Florida 27-13 at intermission, Georgia dominated
the second half, with Erk Russell’s Junkyard Dawgs defense and quarterback
Ray Goff shining in a 41-27 triumph. Johnny Henderson had the big stop on
Florida’s “fourth-and-dumb,” swinging the momentum the Bulldogs way. A
win at Auburn the next week clinched the SEC title.
DECEMBER 2, 1978
- Down 20-0 to Tech
in Athens, Georgia
turned the tables and
delivered a stirring
29-28 victory over
the Jackets. Scott
Woerner’s punt
return, Buck Belue’s
connection to Amp
Arnold, the subsequent
two-pointer and David
Archer’s clinching
interception on his
lone play of the day
highlighted the heroics.
The Wonderdogs
finished the regular
season at 9-1-1.
NOVEMBER 1, 1980 - Billed as a showdown between senior George Rogers
and freshman Herschel Walker, Georgia beat South Carolina 13-10 on national
television. Walker’s electrifying 76-yard touchdown, Robinson’s 57-yard field
goal and Chris Welton’s fumble recovery were the biggest plays, and the
freshman outshined the eventual Heisman Trophy winner.
NOVEMBER 8, 1980 - The biggest play in Georgia football history delivered
an incredible 26-21 victory over Florida, as Buck Belue hit Lindsay Scott for a
93-yard touchdown on third-and-11 with the clock winding down. It was the
magical moment a great team needed. The Bulldogs, with help from Tech’s
3-3 tie with Notre Dame, then ascended to No. 1 in the national polls.
NOVEMBER 29, 1980 - On the heels of a the SEC clinching 31-21 win at
Auburn, the Dogs turned back Tech 38-20 to finish 11-0 and set up a Sugar
Bowl national championship date with Notre Dame. Herschel broke loose for
a 67-yard TD to put the game, breaking the NCAA freshman rushing record
with 1,616 yards. The All-American would finish third in the Heisman voting.
JANUARY 1, 1981 - Georgia won the undisputed national championship with
a 17-10 Sugar Bowl triumph over Notre Dame. Walker amassed 150 yards,
Woerner had a pair of interceptions, and fellow senior defensive backs Welton,
Bob Kelly and Mike Fisher all came up with critical turnovers. This would be
the great Erk Russell’s final game as Georgia’s defensive coordinator.
1964
NOVEMBER 5, 1966 - Once-beaten Georgia bests undefeated Florida and
eventual Heisman winning quarterback Steve Spurrier 27-10 in Jacksonville.
The pivotal victory helped pave the way to the first of Dooley’s six
Southeastern Conference championships, clinched the following week at
Auburn. The Bulldog defense held Florida to zero second half first downs.
NOVEMBER 16, 1968 - Georgia wins 17-3 at Auburn to clinch the Bulldogs
second SEC title in a three year period. The victory on the plains came on the
heels of a 51-0 rout of Florida, and was followed by a 47-8 pounding of Tech in
Athens. The Bulldogs would finish the regular season 8-0-2, and All-American
defensive tackle Bill Stanfill won the Outland Trophy.
NOVEMBER 8, 1975 - Richard Appleby to Gene Washington on the end
around pass, and Larry Munson’s iconic call made Georgia’s 10-7 upset win
over Florida unforgettable. The Bulldogs would then beat Auburn in Athens
and roll Tech in Atlanta to finish the regular season with a 9-2 record and earn
a berth in the Cotton Bowl. The Dogs came up just short of the SEC title.
OCTOBER 2, 1976 - Before one of the most frenzied atmospheres in Sanford
Stadium and Athens history, Georgia took down five time defending SEC
Champion Alabama 21-0. The railroad tracks were filled by Thursday and
Milledge Avenue had to be shut down after the game due to the raucous
celebration, which featured rampant streaking. This was an epic happening.
SEPTEMBER 6, 1980 - Wearing red pants on the boiling Knoxville turf, the
Bulldogs trailed Tennessee 15-0 in the third quarter. A national championship
seemed utter fantasy. But Herschel Walker was introduced to the college
football world, and Larry Munson was at his absolute best, as the Bulldogs
came back to win 16-15. Something special was happening.
SEPTEMBER 20,
1980 - All-American
Scott Woerner had his
greatest day, scoring
on a 67-yard punt
return and setting
up Georgia’s other
touchdown with a
98-yard interception
return in the Bulldogs
knee-knocking 20-16
win over Clemson. All-
American Rex Robinson
booted two field
goals, Captain Frank
Ros tipped a pass, and
All-American Jeff Hipp
picked it off to seal
the win.
NOVEMBER 7, 1981 - It was 26-21 Part II, as the Bulldogs beat Florida by an
identical score as the year before. Herschel was incredible with 47 carries for
192 yards on the ground, and four touchdowns, two rushing and two through
the air from Belue. The following week, Georgia defeated Auburn 24-13
between the hedges to clinch a second straight SEC championship.
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DECEMBER 5, 1981 - One Play and Call it a Day. Belue and Scott connected for
an 80-yard touchdown, and the Dogs terminated Tech 44-7 to go 10-1. Walker
and freshman phenom Kevin Butler both capped record-setting seasons.
Herschel had 225 yards rushing and four TDs, and Butler kicked three field
goals. Georgia’s defense gave up just 98 points on the season.
SEPTEMBER 11, 1982 - Just four and a half days after beating Clemson, the
Dogs beat BYU 17-14 in Athens. Kevin Butler kicked the game-winning field
goal in the rain, and the Bulldogs intercepted Steve Young six times. Walker,
with his hand in a cast due to a broken thumb, was primarily a decoy against
Clemson. He ran for 124 yards against the Cougars.
DECEMBER 9, 1982 - The Greatest
College Football Player Ever was awarded
the game’s biggest individual prize,
as Herschel Walker won the Heisman
Trophy. With Uga IV on site in a tux, “The
Goal Line Stalker,’ who finished third
in 1980 and second in 1981, beat out
Stanford’s John Elway and Eric Dickerson
of SMU to join Frank Sinkwich as Bulldog
Heisman winners.
JANUARY 2, 1984 - Seventh-ranked, 9-1-1 Georgia upset undefeated secondranked
Texas 10-9 in the Cotton Bowl for a fourth straight double-digit win
season and No. 4 ranking. The Bulldogs recovered a Longhorn fumbled
punt. Then on third-and-four, Lastinger, running behind All-American Guy
McIntryre, dashed 17 yards for the touchdown, followed by Butler’s PAT.
NOVEMBER 9, 1985 - Behind three long touchdown runs from freshmen
Keith Henderson and Tim Worley, Georgia upset top-ranked Florida 24-3 in
Jacksonville. Keith Henderson scored on 76 and 32 yard fullback trap dashes.
Leading 17-3, Georgia got on a Florida fumble, then Tim Worley tied the
school record with an 89-yard touchdown run that put the Gators away.
JANUARY 1, 1989 - Jacksonville’s Gator Bowl, site of so much success for
Dooley’s Dogs, would be the site of his last game on the Georgia sideline.
The Bulldogs would take down Michigan State 34-27, with Wayne Johnson
and Rodney Hampton shining. Dooley would end his career with the 1980
national title, six Southeastern Conference championships and 201 victories.
SEPTEMBER 6, 1982 - In the most highly anticipated opener in Georgia history,
the 1980 national champion Bulldogs beat the 1981 national champion
Clemson Tigers 13-7 on Labor Day Night between the hedges. The blocked
punt, two Butler field goals and stellar defensive play, led by All-American Terry
Hoage delivered an unforgettable victory in the start of an amazing week.
NOVEMBER 13, 1982 - The Mighty Munson was at his very best, as the Dogs
hunkered down one more time! Georgia held off Auburn 19-14 for a third
straight SEC championship, and Sugar was falling from the sky. Walker’s 47-
yard TD gave the Bulldogs the lead, and Ronnie Harris and Jeff Sanchez broke
up the Tigers final pass. The Dogs then beat Tech 38-18 to go 11-0.
NOVEMBER 5, 1983 - Georgia
chalked up a sixth straight
win over Florida, edging the
Gators 10-9 in Jacksonville. The
defense held Florida to three
field goals on six trips inside
the Georgia 20. Darryl Jones
intercepted Wayne Peace on
the one, then John Lastinger
led a 99-yard touchdown
drive capped by Barry Young’s
touchdown. That 10-9 score
… a special one.
SEPTEMBER 22, 1984 - The Butler Did It. in one of the most electrifying
moments in Sanford Stadium history, the All-American, with Paul Messer
snapping and Jimmy Harrell holding, drilled true a 60-yard field goal with 11
seconds as Georgia beat second-ranked Clemson 26-23. The Tigers had a nifty
kick return following the kick, but thankfully the clock had struck 0:00.
NOVEMBER 26, 1988 - In his final game as the Bulldogs head coach between
the hedges, Dooley became just the ninth coach in college football history
to collect 200 wins at one school, as the Bulldogs beat Tech 24-3. Wycliffe
Lovelace’s interception return for a touchdown put the Jackets away. Soon
after, Dooley announced his retirement as Georgia football coach.
1989
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VINCENT JOSEPH DOOLEY
SEPTEMBER 4, 1932 - OCTOBER 28, 2022
WHAT’S
THE WORD
HAMILTON CULPEPPER
VINCE DOOLEY THE BULLDOG SPIRIT IS ETERNAL
Longtime legendary head coach
Vincent Joseph Dooley meant the
world to a lot of people, and being
tasked with describing what he meant to
me is quite the responsibility. I’m younger
and never saw Coach Dooley in action on
the sidelines but his impact on this city
and this University didn’t end when he
stepped off the field that is now named
for him.
My first interaction with Coach Dooley
came when I was barely old enough
to hold a football, but I went to my
grandmother’s store, Appointments at 5,
with a football in hand as Coach Dooley
signed books for all the customers. He
signed my football and it still sits in my
bedroom with the words “To Hamilton,
Go Dawgs! Vince Dooley” written on it. He
regularly held book signings at the store,
and that gesture in itself always made my
grandmother Kitty Culpepper and her
partner Jenny Sligh the happiest ladies in
the Classic City.
I didn’t realize it then, but that signature
on that football is priceless in Dawg
country, and that experience will stick
with my grandmother and me forever.
My next interaction with Coach Dooley
came in 2015. Prior to the Alabama
game, I did a piece on the history of
the Georgia/Alabama rivalry. BI owner/
editor Vance (Leavy) got me in touch
with Coach who then gave me a call to
give me a few quotes on the series and
his experiences playing the Tide. He had
matchups with the other college football
legend Bear Bryant, and the stories were
incredible. Coach Dooley, who had plenty
of other things to do, gave his time for
a phone call to an eighth grader with
minimal journalistic experience, but it
made that kid’s year despite getting
throttled by Alabama that weekend.
I read that article the other day after
Coach Dooley’s passing. He reflected on
the 1965 win over Alabama, the Tide’s
lone loss in their national title year. The
details of the story recalled by Coach
Dooley signified, at that point in his
career, it was one of his greatest wins. It
was a flea flicker that Dooley called and
the two-point conversion to seal the 18-
17 win.
The simple story and five minute
phone call, once again, made an all-time
memory in my young journalism career.
The third and most important memory I
recall with Coach Dooley was a few years
later. Cheri and Vance asked me to tag
along at the Athens Touchdown Club on
an average Monday in the fall; little did
I know, Coach Dooley delivered just like
he did in 1980 and made yet another
memory for a young Bulldog.
The featured speaker Aaron Murray
was giving his remarks. He began to talk
about his new endeavors as a TV analyst
for CBS. Coach Dooley, from his regular
spot at the featured table in the front of
the room, spotted me across the Athens
Country Club ballroom while Aaron was
talking, waved, gave me a wink and
pointed at me.
That moment asserted a dream for me.
After the speakers finished, Coach
Dooley came to speak to Vance, Cheri
and, to my surprise, me. Vance began
to introduce me, and Coach Dooley
interrupted Vance and said, “I know
who this is. The great Bulldog journalist
prodigy.”
When Coach Dooley originally found me
in the crowd while Aaron spoke, I did not
know if it was intentional. He could have
been waving at the countless Bulldogs
in the room who he had probably met
hundreds of times more than me, but
after he spoke to me, I knew he was
intentionally waving at me. He told me
that when Aaron began talking about
journalism he pointed at me inferring
that I would be in that position one day.
As I said, that moment made my goal
of being a successful journalist that
much clearer. I mean, if Coach Dooley
refers to you as a prodigy, it’s gotta mean
something. He had seen a lot of talent
in his day, but to pick my talent out and
recognize it, meant to me that I have to
make this dream a reality.
I know Coach Dooley has had an impact
on many other people just like he has
on me; I am just lucky enough to get to
publicly tell my story.
I’ve interviewed multiple studentathletes
who played under Coach Dooley
and even more people who have had
interactions with him. It didn’t matter if
you were a player or a bypasser on the
streets of Athens, seeing Coach Dooley
always made the Georgia people happy.
I think I speak for everyone when I say
Coach Dooley is a kind, a real deal, downto-earth,
humble, DAMN GOOD DAWG!
Heroes are remembered. Legends never
die. The Bulldog Spirit is eternal. Rest in
Peace, Coach!! And as always, Go Dawgs!!
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VINCENT JOSEPH DOOLEY
SEPTEMBER 4, 1932 - OCTOBER 28, 2022
VINCE DOOLEY
MURRAY POOLE
A GREAT AND HUMBLE HUMAN BEING!
It was the winter of 1963 and
the University of Georgia was
shopping for a new head football
coach.
Things hadn’t gone so peachy for the
Bulldogs in the three previous seasons.
After Wally Butts had guided Georgia
to four SEC championships, a national
championship (1942), an undefeated
season (1946) and six bowl appearances
in his 22 seasons as head coach from 1939
to 1960, his successor Johnny Griffith was
saddled with records of 3-7, 3-4-3 and 4-5-1
in his three seasons at UGA, from 1961-63.
So, everyone in Bulldog Nation was
anxiously anticipating whom new
athletic director Joel Eaves would name
as Georgia’s new coach. Surely, after the
Bulldogs’ troubles on the football field
in the early ‘60s Eaves would bring an
experienced, big-name coach to Athens to
get the Georgia football train back on the
winning track.
Or, so the Georgia fans thought.
In Joe Brown Hall on North Campus,
several of my fellow students and
myself would tune in to our transistor
radios each night when the local sports
broadcasts came on.
Then, on a cold night of December 4,
came the news we had been waiting
for. The new coach at the University of
Georgia was Vince Dooley, who was
coming to UGA after serving as freshman
coach of the Auburn Tigers.
What??? ... Vince Who???
To say this announcement was a shock to
all Georgia fans everywhere was putting
it mildly. For Eaves to hire a relatively
unknown, a guy who had never had head
coaching experience with a major college
varsity team ... well, we simply thought this
hire was out of deep left field!
Flash forward if you will to the next 25
years. Joel Eaves knew exactly what he
was doing after all!
Vincent Joseph Dooley came to Athens,
rolled up his sleeves, hired a great
assistant staff that included a defensive
coordinator named Erk Russell and
an offensive coordinator that was his
brother, Bill Dooley, and immediately
brought the University of Georgia back
to football relevance.
The positive results were immediate. In
his first year in 1964, Dooley steered the
Bulldogs to a 7-3-1 record including a
pair of 7-0 victories over then formidable
Georgia Tech and Texas Tech, in the Sun
Bowl. And the rest, as they say, is history.
Two years later in 1966, Dooley brought
the program its first SEC championship
since Fran Tarkenton led Georgia to
the 1959 title. Over his 25 years at the
Bulldogs’ helm, Vince Dooley won the
1980 national championship, six SEC
championships and compiled a record
of 201 wins, 77 losses and 10 ties. He
was named to the College Football Hall
of Fame and the Georgia Sports Hall of
Fame and named National Coach of the
Year numerous times. Dooley also served
an ultra-successful tenure as the school’s
athletic director, from 1979 to 2004.
I first laid eyes on Vince Dooley shortly
after he was hired on that early December
day in 1963. Sitting in the old Woodruff
Hall taking in a Georgia basketball game,
in came AD Joel Eaves accompanied by
Georgia’s 31-year-old new head football
coach. As I recall, the two stood there
for a good little while before leaving.
Seemed like Eaves was simply showing
his new hire the layout of the campus.
Sadly, Vince Dooley left us on October
28 at the age of 90. But, boy, what a
life this man lived! He was much more
than an ultra-successful football coach
and athletic director. He was a master
gardener, a true historian and author of
many books about his beloved Bulldogs
and military history. And he was a proud
U.S. Marine!
I will always cherish my memories and
friendship with Coach Dooley. I have
two pictures of myself and the coach,
taken 51 years apart. And we’re in the
same pose, Vince on the left and me on
the right. The first was back in 1968 at
Bennie’s Red Barn on St. Simons Island
when Coach spoke at the Glynn County
Quarterback Club football banquet and
the other in November of 2019 when
Dooley was present at my Bulldawg
Illustrated retirement get-together at
Butts-Mehre Hall.
In my first few years covering the
Bulldogs after becoming sports editor
of The Brunswick News in 1966, I think
Coach Dooley knew my first name but
every single time he saw me, he would
just greet me with “Poole Shots!” That
being the name of my column in the
newspaper. He was always, despite the
strain on his coaching time, willing to
answer my questions and give me the
information I needed to finish a story.
For instance, when Georgia’s legendary
play-by-play man Larry Munson passed
away on Nov. 20, 2011, I wanted to get
a comment from Coach Dooley for my
story in Bulldawg Illustrated. I left him
a message but didn’t hear back for a
couple of days. I just figured, fine, Coach
is just extremely busy right now. That
same weekend, I had to make a trip over
to Moultrie, Georgia., where I was born
and raised. As soon as I got to a relative’s
home, my cell phone rang: “Murray, this
is Vince, I’m really sorry I didn’t get back
to you earlier, I’ve been traveling some....”
And, as always, the very courteous Vince
Dooley, speaking in that great Southern
accent he had, talked at length about his
association with Larry Munson.
Vince Dooley, truly a legendary football
coach who lifted the Georgia Bulldogs to
great heights on the gridiron but, more
than that, simply a great and humble
human being.
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VINCENT JOSEPH DOOLEY
SEPTEMBER 4, 1932 - OCTOBER 28, 2022
RONDA RICH
Letting go of a hero
Vince Dooley opened so many doors for so
many people, this writer included
When history has its final say
about the remarkable life
and career of Joseph Vincent
Dooley, the tabulations will
be astounding and the pages many.
We, who knew him, will be reminded
that few seconds of his 90 years of life
were idle because he was always doing;
and if not doing, he was reading; and if
not reading, he was thinking. Though
given to a tendency to hold most words
to himself in social events, when he did
speak, it was with a baritone rich, luscious
tone that created one of the most beautiful
Southern drawls known to the world. That
signature voice was born from the purity
of words pronounced the way that Mobile,
Alabama, natives speak, then layered with
the worldly experience of a tour with the
United States Marines, then polished up
with the four years of college education
that a football scholarship bought him at
Auburn University.
It’s been almost 20 years now that my
phone rang, late morning on Christmas Eve.
“Hello, Ronda. This is Dooley.” He usually
chuckled when he said that to me because
I was the only one who always referred to
him as Dooley by mouth or written word.
His wife, Barbara, and daughter, Deanna,
were amused by it, too, and one or the
other would sometimes say, “Well, he’s your
Dooley. See if he’ll listen to you because
he’s not listening to anyone else.”
That Christmas Eve morning, when he
didn’t chuckle, the absence of it shot
through my spirit like an arrow. Something
wasn’t right. And besides that, I had just
seen him at lunch the previous day. Why
would he be calling so soon?
He made small chat and then cleared his
throat. “Well, uh, listen, I’ve got Barbara here
with me and she has some not-so-good
news she wants to tell you. Hang on. Here’s
Barbara.”
One of the most beloved women in my
life took the receiver from her husband.
“Ronda?” her voice was tiny, weak, and
shivering with tears. “I have breast cancer.”
Hard was how I sat down at the kitchen
table as tears sprang from my eyes. It all
added up that it was bad before anything
was explained. After all, it was Christmas
Eve morning and no one loves Christmas
more than the vivacious, fun-seeking
Barbara Dooley.
It was just as bad as I suspected. The
journey was just as hard as we expected.
The treatment made her, appropriately,
sick as a dog since the Bulldog mascot has
been very good to the University of Georgia
football team — which will always be
viewed as Vince Dooley’s team no matter
how many men coach there after him or
win more National Championships.
He built the team. And the plowing and
sowing are always much harder than the
harvest. He will be forever one of college
football’s winningest coaches (201-77-10),
winner of the 1980 National Championship,
and six SEC division titles.
Through Barbara’s sickness, the toughest
man we knew became the softest, most
dependable husband that an ailing woman
could want. Barbara had practically raised
four children by herself, watched after
everything at home, and took away from
Vincent (as she called him always) any
responsibility that would divert an ounce of
attention from his job.
“There’s one thing about it,” she said firmly
after the tenacious beast had finally been
beaten away. “If I ever had any doubts
how much he loves me, I found out during
cancer. No woman could ask for a husband
more devoted. He did everything for me
and was with me every time I was at the
doctor’s office or hospital.” Her brown
eyes bored deeply into my eyes for a long
moment. “He really stepped up. Big time. I
won’t ever forget it. He was a warrior.”
Here’s the part that history will, more
than likely, not record — and it’s a shame
because it demonstrates that Vince Dooley,
who joined the Almighty Lord on October
29, 2022, was more of a man than most
even knew. He was a strong believer in the
equality of all when few talked about it or
practiced it.
I know that for a fact.
As a journalism/broadcasting major, I was
a year and a half away from graduating from
college and was working, part-time, at The
Times, a newspaper in Gainesville, Georgia.
I wrote obituaries. There’s a lot of pressure
in writing those because the families can
be very critical. Like the time that someone
had the man who died preaching his own
funeral. That ended the obituary writing
career of the guy before me.
I loved newspaper reporting but I didn’t
want to do only that which most female
reporters got to do in the mid 1980s –
features, tea parties, and such. One Fall
Friday night, there was no one to cover a
high school football game. Without another
option, they sent me. I didn’t know much
about sports but I, literally, dug in my high
heels, learned, and worked hard. Within
a year, I became the first female to be
awarded top honors by Associated Press in
sports writing.
That’s how I got to the Georgia Bulldogs
and met Dooley who would make such an
enormous impact on my life. I was the first
woman – just a girl, really – to cover SEC
football full-time: all week, at practices, at
home in Athens, and on the road. Since
women were just a few years in as far as
being sports reporters, they had not yet
gained the kind of seniority it requires for
the plum assignments like the PGA, NFL,
and Major League baseball. And in the
South, nothing is bigger than SEC football.
I was blessed to be in the right place at the
right time.
It never occurred to me that we might be
making history and trailblazing for others
to follow. It was this simple: I had a job to
do and I was going to do it.
Dooley had been in quite a few pickles
before then but I was a pickle they didn’t
see coming nor planned for. No one had to
twist his arm to accept me. Neither he, nor
anyone on his staff, resented me or made
a big deal about the girl sports reporter. I
was treated with kindness, graciousness,
and respect. They literally opened doors for
me – that mannerly gesture did not then,
nor now, offend me – and they figuratively
opened doors, as well.
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VINCENT JOSEPH DOOLEY
SEPTEMBER 4, 1932 - OCTOBER 28, 2022
To make the locker room situation easy
and comfortable for everyone involved,
Claude Felton, Bulldog Sports Information
Director, went down the three rows of
reporters in the press box and asked each
one who we would like to interview after
the game. He jotted the names down on
a pad and at the
beginning of the
fourth quarter,
Claude escorted
us to the sideline
to watch the end
of the game. Then,
for post-game
interviews, we
would find the
requested football
players sitting in a
weightlifting room
or other spare
room. My access
to the players
was equaled to
everyone else’s.
And easily done.
Over the
years, when I’ve
watched much
ado made about
women covering male sports, it has further
built my admiration for both Claude and
Dooley. When the big shove came to give
equal funding, recruiting, and attention
to women’s sports after years of Title IX
languishing about, Dooley — by then
he was also the Athletic Director for the
University of Georgia — was ready to move
quickly and do it with style.
With his skilled oversight, the Lady
Bulldog basketball team became successful
and a real crowd pleaser while the
women’s swim and gymnastics teams
chalked up impressive numbers of national
championships.
Over the years, Dooley and Barbara
became close friends. Every time I visited
their Colonial-style home situated amidst
the beautiful gardens Dooley loving built,
he and Barbara would walk me and, in the
last several years, my husband, Tink, to
the door. Barbara then hugged us goodbye
but Dooley would always walk us to
the car, pointing out new plants or trees
or expressing worry over a disease that
seemed to be spreading.
And, always, just as he had done since the
first time we met, he would always open the
door for me and hold it until I was seated.
My beloved Dooley. He opened a lot of
doors for me and I will always be grateful.
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VINCENT JOSEPH DOOLEY
SEPTEMBER 4, 1932 - OCTOBER 28, 2022
Our beloved University
LORAN SMITH
is what it is today because of the incredible
contributions made by Vincent Joseph Dooley
What Vince Dooley meant
to me is what he meant
to the University of
Georgia in the early ’60s
and what his leadership brought about.
If you evaluate Georgia’s football
situation in late 1963, when he was hired,
you easily conclude that athletics at the
state university was enveloped in sodden
dire straits’ atmosphere.
The great University of Georgia had
fallen on the hardest of times. It had one
of the prettiest stadiums in America but
little else. The prestige and the winning
tradition of the ’40s had given way to the
doom and gloom of the ’50s.
In addition to losing eight straight years
to Georgia Tech, Georgia was playing on
the road for a bigger check. The budget,
relatively speaking, was as stark as it was
in the Depression years. Yet the UGA
constituency held the belief that it could
regain the prominence it once enjoyed
when Wallace Butts was known as the
“Bowlmaster” and a pioneer with the
passing game.
Butts did finish his career with a flourish
in the late ’50s, winning the SEC title in
1959 and the Orange Bowl behind the
precociousness of quarterback Fran
Tarkenton during the challenge of the
one-platoon rules era, which set the
college game back and paved the way
for the National Football League to gain
a universal toehold as it teamed with
television to capture the fancy of football
fans across the country. Butts concluded
his career with four straight wins over
Tech but nonetheless retired under
pressure.
Johnny Griffith followed Butts as coach
with the deck stacked against him. Then
there was the Butts-Bryant episode with
Saturday Evening Post accusing Butts and
Alabama’s Bear Bryant of fixing the 1962
Georgia-Alabama game, which helped
bring about the demise of the magazine
as Butts won his big-time lawsuit versus
the magazine.
All the time, the president of UGA. Dr. O.
C. Aderhold was attacked by alumni with
the hue and cry for him to hire an athletic
director and let him run the show. That is
exactly what happened. Aderhold hired
Joel Eaves, the basketball coach at Auburn,
who was greatly miffed by the way he
was treated at his alma mater and was
eager to leave which led to his becoming
athletic director at Georgia. This led to his
hiring an unknown Vince Dooley which
brought about a Depression with Georgia
alumni near equal to the one which took
place following the stock market crash in
October 1929.
You would have to have gone through
this to fully appreciate Dooley’s time in
Athens. Give Eaves credit for choosing
Dooley. Although he was the basketball
coach at Auburn, he had coached
football all his college career and was still
scouting opponents, which became a big
issue with Eaves. He thought he had done
that enough at Auburn. Eaves would wear
out his welcome with the political power
structure in the state of Georgia, but that
is another story.
From the start, Eaves communicated
with Dooley on all football matters,
but had the final word on everything.
Vince would chafe under his breath
when Eaves, driven by the austere
circumstances dictated that a staff
member get the last seat on the plane for
an out-of-town game instead of an extra
linebacker.
Nonetheless they were compatible,
stuck to themselves socially and
underscored fundamentals across
the board, but especially Vince with
football—the running game, the kicking
game and hard-nosed defense. Right
away Dooley ball served Georgia well.
The upstart Bulldogs won six games,
which included a 7-0 victory over Tech
Between the Hedges, losing only three
and tying one. That brought about a Sun
Bowl invitation in which the Bulldogs
defeated Texas Tech, led by the great
Donny Anderson, 7-0 for a seven-win
season.
The worm had turned.
Following that serendipitous season,
Vince and his staff recruited a bumper
crop of talent that included Bill Stanfill,
Jake Scott, Billy Payne and others
that became the nucleus of the SEC
championship teams of 1966 and 1968.
Dooley ball led to the decking of the
stadium following the ’66 season. Dooley
ball begat expansion after expansion
until its present-day capacity of 92,746.
There was facility expansion under
Dooley for other sports, there was money
in the bank and Georgia’s prestige
zoomed up to lofty status. There was a
pratfall or two along the way, namely
the Jan Kemp debacle and the Michael
Adams dispute, but Vince did what he
could do behind the scenes with the
Kemp trial to help Georgia navigate
troubled waters and took the high road
in Adams’ recalcitrant stance regarding
Vince’s tenure as athletic director.
Vince moved Georgia to the head of the
class in so many ways, most of all, he made
the worst of times the best of times. That is
what his legacy means to me.
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GEORGIA VS GEORGIA TECH
BY: JEFF DANTZLER
Legendary Hall of Fame Georgia coach Dan Magill always called
the annual battle with the in-state rival Yellow Jackets, “the
biggest game of all.” There may be some teams that Bulldog fans
would rather beat, but there is no foe where a loss stings more.
It’s a high noon kickoff Between the Hedges, as top-ranked,
11-0 reigning national champion Georgia hosts 5-6 Tech.
Georgia is coming off a physical, old school 16-6 victory over
Kentucky in frigid Lexington, which wrapped up Southeastern
Conference play for the Bulldogs with a perfect 8-0 record. Kirby
Smart’s Bulldogs have posted 8-0 SEC records in back-to-back
years. That’s only the third time that has happened since the
league split into division play back in 1992. Steve Spurrier led
Florida to back-to-back 8-0 conference marks in 1995 and 1996,
and Nick Saban (with a young Smart as his defensive coordinator)
led Alabama to consecutive 8-0 SEC records in 2008 and 2009.
Overall, the Bulldogs have won 29 of the last 30 games, dating
back to 2020. Georgia has won 13 straight contests, going
back to last season’s Orange Bowl victory over Michigan in the
College Football Playoff, and the Dogs have been victorious in 26
successive regular season contests.
For the fifth time in the last six seasons (with 2020 being the
exception), the Bulldogs are bound for the SEC Championship
Game with a record of either 11-1 or 12-0. A victory over the
Yellow Jackets would make it the latter.
While Tech is seeking the upset. After a rough start to the
season, the Yellow Jackets parted ways with Geoff Collins, who
had been at the helm on North Avenue since 2019.
Things looked bleak for the Jackets. But Brent Key took over and
has turned things around.
The Yellow Jackets were 1-3 when Collins was fired. Since, Key
has led them to four victories, highlighted by a stunning 21-17
victory over North Carolina this past week in Chapel HIll. A
win in Athens, where the Jackets are 3-3 in their last six games
with Georgia in Sanford Stadium, would push Key’s team to
bowl eligibility. That seemed like an extreme long-shot back in
September.
Smart’s Bulldogs have won four straight against Tech by a
cumulative score of 180-35. Since 2001, Georgia is 17-3 against
the Yellow Jackets.
There is so much on the line. A win over Tech would not only
deliver the Governor’s Cup, state pride and bragging rights, it
would greatly increase the odds of Georgia returning to the
College Football Playoff.
A raucous crowd similar to the one that helped deliver
Georgia’s epic victory over Tennessee would be a big lift, as
these Bulldogs of 2022 continue to march towards making their
own history.
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SPORTS
FOOTBALL
BULLDOGS TO WATCH
BY: CLAY WATKINS
STETSON BENNETT (QB #13) - After what feels like a 37-year
college career, Stetson Bennett will suit up for the final time “Between the
Hedges” this upcoming Saturday. At this point, we have all heard Bennett’s
remarkable story from walk-on to national champion. It’s difficult to put
into words how much Bennett means to UGA, but there is still plenty to
accomplish this season. It will certainly be an emotional day for Bennett
and the Dawgs taking on their little brothers from the ATL in the final home
game of the season. Bennett deserves all the cheers and support that will
come his way during his last home game of his college career.
WARREN MCCLENDON
OFFENSIVE LINE
PHOTO BY: GREG POOLE
WARREN MCCLENDON (RT #70) - McClendon simply doesn’t
get enough credit for his contributions to Georgia’s powerful offense line.
McClendon has silently been a dominant force at right tackle for many years
for the Bulldogs. The Pre-Season All-SEC First Team player has led Georgia’s
offensive front to be named a semi-finalist for the Joe Moore Award – given
to the nation’s toughest and most physical offensive line. McClendon’s
physical presence will be utilized to keep a clean pocket for Stetson Bennett
as well as open up holes to gash Georgia Tech’s abysmal run defense.
KEARIS JACKSON (WR #10) - The physical receiver from Fort Valley,
Georgia is a truly underrated piece to this football team. Jackson is one of the
vocal leaders that returned for his fifth year of eligibility. His stats are not eyepopping,
but time and time again, Jackson makes big plays when it matters
most. Jackson will look to replicate the production he showed versus MSU
against a decent Tech defensive backfield.
KEARIS JACKSON
WIDE RECEIVER
PHOTO BY: CARTER HORNE
KENNY MCINTOSH (RB #6) - McIntosh is another player who has
played his best football as of late. McIntosh splits carries across Georgia’s
talented backfield, but he is a dynamic pass catcher and Georgia’s most
elusive back in the open the field. Georgia Tech is ranked near the bottom
in the country in rushing defense, which means fans should see a heavy
dose of Georgia’s rushing attack. Look for McIntosh to take advantage of a
plethora of touches against the Jackets.
CHRIS SMITH (S #29) - Another senior playing his final home game this
week, Chris Smith has been the backbone of Georgia’s defense this season.
Smith’s contributions to this talented defensive unit have been recognized as
he is a finalist for the Nagurski Trophy – given to the nation’s best defensive
player. It is certainly well deserved as Smith has racked up 43 tackles this
season and is tied for the team lead in interceptions with two. Smith looks to
finish off a spectacular home career with a dominate performance against
the Yellow Jackets on Saturday.
ROBERT BEAL
LINEBACKER
PHOTO BY: GREG POOLE
ROBERT BEAL (OLB #33) - Beal, despite not putting up the same
numbers as a season ago, has been a vital piece of the Georgia defense.
Beal, while not producing remarkable sack total numbers this year, has been
quietly effective in disrupting the passer causing numerous throw aways and
incompletions. With Nolan Smith’s injury, Beal’s veteran leadership will be
counted on against Georgia Tech and in other important upcoming games.
BY JEFF DANTZLER
In 1980, Georgia wrapped up a perfect 11-0 regular
season with a 38-20 victory over the Jackets, as
Herschel Walker set the NCAA freshman rushing
record with 1,616 yards.
Jonathan Wyatt hit the go-ahead home run, Will
Startup got the save, and Bo Lanier got the win in
Georgia’s 5-3 victory on the flats to clinch the 2004
Super Regional for the Dogs.
A pair of All-Americans had two of their most
memorable performances ever, as Allan Leavitt and
Bill Krug headlined the heroes of Georgia’s 13-10
victory over the Jackets in 1976.
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SPORTS
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YELLOW JACKETS TO WATCH
BY: COBY SERINA
ZACH GIBSON (QB) - After Jeff Sims was ruled out indefinitely last
week, senior Akron transfer Zach Gibson stepped up to the plate and
stunned the Atlantic Coastal Conference beating No.13 ranked North
Carolina 21-17. He threw 13 for 18 putting up 174 yards facilitating just
enough to ride past the Tar Heels on their own home turf in Chapel Hill.
Gibson doesn’t have the most experience playing with this team, but
he stepped up when it mattered the most, and that’s something you
just can’t look over.
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QUARTERBACK
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MALIK RUTHERFORD (WR) - The win against North Carolina
gave us a different look of what this Georgia Tech offense can be. Not
only was Jeff Sims out, but Tech’s leading receiver Nate McCollum didn’t
dress for the game and was declared out as well. In McCollum’s absence
second-year Malik Rutherford balled out catching six passes for 68
yards leading Tech’s receiving core in the upset against UNC. Throwing
it to Rutherford works, and it shouldn’t be surprising if they try it again
against Georgia.
HASSAN HALL (RB) - Talk about a bell cow. That’s just what
Hassan Hall is. They feed this man rush attempts like his life depends
on it. This season he’s had 115 attempts for 520 total yards, and the
Yellow Jackets will look to add to that total when they come to Athens.
Though they’ve distanced themselves a good bit since the days of the
triple option, Tech isn’t afraid to look for answers on the ground. It’ll
be something that Georgia will have to stop if they want to win this
Saturday.
HASSAN HALL
RUNNING BACK
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CHARLIE THOMAS (LB) - Charlie Thomas gets it done with or
without help. He’s currently amongst the top-10 players in the nation in
solo tackles with 62 on the year. Not only is he reliable in getting stops,
the fifth-year senior out of Thomasville, Georgia can make a play or two
as well. He’s had two sacks and two interceptions on the year. He’s a
dude on defense for sure.
LAMILES BROOKS (CB) - This defensive back is a playmaker on
the back end. He knows how to contest a pass and give a quarterback
a hard time, and the numbers show for it. On the year, he has seven
pass deflections and three interceptions whilst being a top-four tackler
for the Yellow Jackets defense. He’s a big piece to this team and will be
leaned on because of that.
KEION WHITE
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN
KEION WHITE (DL) - Being a COVID super senior, similar to Stetson
Bennett and Robert Beal, in his sixth year the former transfer out of Old
Dominion is making the most of his last season of college ball. Keion
White has become a force to be reckoned with off the edge. He’s gotten
7.5 sacks this year and like the aforementioned defensive players is also
one of the leading tacklers on this team.
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BY JEFF DANTZLER
One of the great players in Yellow Jackets baseball
history, Jim Poole was an All-American on the mound
on The Flats, and went on to an excellent 11-year
career in the major leagues.
The most famous and distinguished of alumni for the
North Avenue Trade School is none other than Bobby
Jones, who captured “the impregnable quadrilateral”
in 1930 and 13 majors.
Bobby Cremins led the Yellow Jackets to the 1990
Final Four, with the ‘Lethal Weapon 3’ trio of Kenny
Anderson, Dennis Scott and Brian Oliver headlining
one of the program’s best teams.
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FIVE KEYS
FOR A DAWGS VICTORY
1
TURNOVERS - This has been the bugaboo for the Bulldogs. Georgia is on the bad end
of the turnover battle. The Bulldogs are in the midst of a great season, but to arrive at
the ultimate destination, this is a script that must be flipped. There’s nothing that opens
the door for an upset opportunity like turnovers and winning special teams. The longer the
underdog hangs around, the more the underdog believes. Self-inflicted wounds open the
upset door. Winning the turnover battle would set the stage for a state championship victory
for Georgia and set the stage for what lies ahead.
KICKING GAME - There have been highs, there have been some miscues in the kicking
game this season. Most teams in the country can say that. Falling victim to a fake punt, a
2surprise on-sides kick, losing a turnover in the kicking game or allowing a touchdown return
are the types of things that can lift the Jackets upset chances. In 2018, there was a kickoff return
for a touchdown In 2019, the Bulldogs fumbled a punt. Georgia would win those games decisively,
but those types of mistakes - especially a turnover in the kicking game - can swing the game. If
Georgia can win the turnover and special teams battles, the Bulldogs victory chances skyrocket.
PRESSURE THE QB - This is a list topper for every defense every game. Make that
opposing quarterback uncomfortable. The Jackets have been hit by injuries at quarterback.
3Zach Gibson is the likely starter behind center, and the Bulldogs defensive line will aim to set
the tone up front against the pass and run. There are play-makers on the perimeter. Dominating in
the trenches is a must every week. Kirby Smart’s defense can make the difference Saturday if that
front can get to the Yellow Jackets signal caller.
4
STRIKE OFFENSIVELY - Cash in, make the throws and the catches, protect the
football and score touchdowns in the red zone. Bulldogs’ head coach Kirby Smart
emphasizes finding creative ways to run the football. Making the throws, utilizing
the check-downs, and “matriculating the ball down the field” is a recipe for success. Missed
opportunities open the door for the underdog. Getting seven - or at least three - is essential for
the Bulldogs Saturday afternoon.
5
BRING THE FIRE - Dating back to 2008, Georgia and the Yellow Jackets have played
six times in Athens. Both teams have won three times. The Yellow Jackets pulled off
come from behind upsets in 2008, 2014 and 2016. Since 2017, under Kirby Smart’s
watch, Georgia has won four straight over the Jackets, with three of the wins coming at Grant
Field. There are championships at stake. Winning the state championship is tops of the list en
route to the ultimate goal. The Bulldogs need a raucous throng on Dooley Field at Sanford
Stadium and a focused and fired up football team to take down the Jackets. Fueling one
another, Georgia must take the fight to the Jackets to make this winning Saturday and stymie
the Jackets dream-crushing upset bid.
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After the Kentucky game, Georgia dropped a few spots in the rankings
for total offense on the season through 11 games, but still rank 7th in
the country in total yards. Meanwhile, Georgia Tech is near the bottom
of virtually every offensive category, including 9th worst in the country
in points per game, scoring an average of only 17.5 per contest. In
contrast, Georgia is putting up nearly 39 points per game, with an
equally balanced rushing and passing attack. Georgia Tech is coming
off an impressive win against North Carolina where Tech produced 21
unanswered points. Despite this recent success, Tech should not be able
to keep up with Georgia’s offensive production.
DAWG BONES DEFENSE: GEORGIA
Georgia ranks 1st in the nation in points allowed per game (11.1) and 5th
in total yards allowed on the season. Georgia Tech has not been terrible
on defense, ranking near the middle of the pack in most defensive
categories. Tech is allowing 27.6 points a game and will be hard pressed
to keep Georgia from scoring less than that total on Saturday. Tech’s
defense ranks 101st against the run, but is better against the pass,
ranking 57th. It will be surprising if Georgia Tech can keep the Dawgs
below their season average in points and yards.
DAWG BONES SPECIAL TEAMS: GEORGIA
The Dawgs’ kicking game has been fantastic this year. Jack Podlesny
has hit 20/22 field goals this season and has also converted all 51 of his
extra-point attempts. Brett Thorson is averaging a respectable 44 yards
a punt and has proven to be a more-than-adequate replacement for
current Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ punter, Jake Camarda. Georgia Tech also
has a reliable field goal kicker in Gavin Stewart, who has converted 12/13
field goal efforts and 11/12 extra points. Stewart has not had that many
attempts on the season and his long is only 40 yards.
DAWG BONES COACHING: GEORGIA
Kirby Smart has led Georgia to a No. 1 ranking and is only one of three
coaches to complete two back-to-back undefeated seasons in SEC play.
Smart is considered to be one of the top coaches in the country and is
spearheading a program that is the envy of most teams. Brent Key has
been serving as Tech’s interim coach after the firing of Geoff Collins. Key
has led Tech to quality wins against Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech, Duke and
UNC, but has also suffered some lopsided losses to FSU and Miami. Key
has done a great job taking over a bad team, but Smart and his staff
clearly have the edge in experience and results.
DAWG BONES OVERALL: GEORGIA
As we saw this past weekend against a Kentucky team coming off a loss
to Vanderbilt, the Dawgs can be challenged by an inferior opponent.
Coming off an unexpected win against a highly ranked UNC team, Tech
will be motivated against No. 1 Georgia. Anything can happen in a rivalry
game, but Georgia should cruise against Tech. The opening line has
Georgia favored by 37. That seems quite high, but expect to see Carson
Beck and a number of reserves before the final whistle.
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BY JEFF DANTZLER
A VIEW FROM ...
Atlanta
Wiley Ballard, my young friend and outstanding announcer for the Yellow Jackets, is kind
enough to once again give us some excellent insight on Saturday’s game, the program at
Tech and college football. Wiley is the voice of Tech’s baseball program and the pregame and
sideline reporter for football. He can also be heard as a pre and post game host on the Atlanta
Braves Radio Network and is an ACC football sideline reporter for Bally Sports South.
TALK ABOUT THE JOB BRENT
KEY HAS DONE WITH THIS
YEAR’S TEAM.
When Brent Key took over as Georgia
Tech’s interim head coach on September
26 the Yellow Jackets had lost nine straight
games against FBS opponents. Add in
a vacant Athletics Director’s chair and a
1-3 record through the season’s first four
games, the circumstances were perilous
and appeared insurmountable. However
since that point Georgia Tech has posted
a 4-3 record including two road wins
against Top 25 teams, two double-digit
comebacks and their best ACC record
since 2018. They’ve also done it despite
starting three different quarterbacks
over the last five games. Ultimately Key
has drastically outperformed the meager
expectations placed upon him in the
interim head coaching role.
HOW ABOUT THE OPTIMISM
THAT HAS COME WITH THAT
SUCCESS?
It goes without saying Tech supporters
have thoroughly enjoyed the last couple
months. How could they not? Georgia
Tech had won just three games in each
of the last three seasons. A victory like
last Saturday over No. 13 North Carolina
served as a nice reminder that Tech can
topple a quality opponent that might
outmatch them on paper (Tech was
missing its top two quarterbacks, Jeff
Sims and Zach Pyron, and leading wide
receiver, Nate McCollum). Those types
of upset wins have always been a key
component of the Georgia Tech football
fabric. So yes, the tangible success has
lifted the spirits of a fanbase that had
endured repeated disappointments.
Having said that, I still think there are
questions needing to be answered
about Georgia Tech’s long term future in
college football. Earlier this fall, President
Angel Cabrera (a Georgia Tech alum)
stated that his focus is to “equip our
next athletic director with whatever
resources they need to turn this program
around.” Tech need not look far to see the
impact increased financial investment
in facilities, staff salaries and recruiting
efforts can have. Georgia is a perfect
example. Therefore, in my opinion, hiring
the right head coach is only one step
in the process. Georgia Tech must also
compile the necessary tools needed to
compete in the new world of the transfer
portal and NIL. It’ll be up to the Institute,
the Athletic Association and the Georgia
Tech community to come together if
they want to make President Cabrera’s
vision of “a world-class athletic program”
a reality.
WHAT DO THE JACKETS NEED
TO DO TO BEAT GEORGIA?
Play flawlessly, get some pretty enormous
breaks and hope Georgia plays their
worst game of the season. Ultimately
Georgia Tech will take the field in Athens
without their top two quarterbacks
against a defense that leads the nation
in scoring defense. Suffice to say that’s
a serious challenge when put into that
context. So if Georgia Tech wants to get
this game to the fourth quarter, let alone
win it, they’ll need their defense to put
together their best game of the season
- which coincidentally is what happened
last Saturday against No. 13 North
Carolina and heisman-contender Drake
Maye. Tech rallied from a 17-0 deficit and
shut out the high-octane Tar Heel offense
in the second half thanks to 12 tackles for
loss and six sacks.
WHAT IS YOUR TAKE ON THE
BULLDOGS?
There’s no question Georgia is the class of
the sport today. They are the defending
national champions, two years removed
from their last regular season loss and
have a roster filled with future NFL players.
But what I’ve been most impressed
with by Georgia this year has been the
consistency with which they play. This is
a sport where coaches, media and fans
alike will cite “trap games” or “let downs”
as one of the most difficult obstacles for a
team of young players to overcome. From
where I sit (which is admittedly from a
considerable distance) it appears Georgia
is almost immune to those issues. I could
not be more impressed with Kirby Smart
and the Bulldogs.
FOR THE FUTURE OF
SCHEDULING AND STRUCTURE
OF COLLEGE ATHLETICS, WHAT
DO YOU WANT TO SEE?
That’s a good question. I suppose I’m a
little concerned that some of the regional
rivalries are being lost due to conference
realignment. I certainly don’t fault Texas,
Oklahoma, USC or UCLA for seizing an
opportunity to get a piece of the SEC and
Big 10’s television deals. The money is so
substantial that it can dramatically boost
the resources available to compete. But
I think some fans will miss those games
and the sport will be less for it.
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SPORTS
FOOTBALL
FROM THE FIELD
BY GREG POOLE
GEORGIA - 16, KENTUCKY - 6
There is cold; then there is the cold in Lexington
Saturday afternoon. While waiting for postgame
interviews to begin, I was chatting with Warren
McClendon. I asked him if it was cold during the game or
if the physical exertion kept him warm while the offense
was on the field. McClendon, who gets right to the point,
replied, “It was cold.” We often hear the old saw about
summer in Georgia, “it’s not the heat but the humidity.” I
propose a new idiom for Fall/Winter in Kentucky, “it’s not
the cold but the wind.”
Kentucky was embarrassed by their loss to Vanderbilt
last week. The Wildcats responded to that loss by
galvanizing themselves for the Dawgs. “Cats quarterback
Will Levis and running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. led
Kentucky’s offense. An offense that ran right at the Dawgs’
strength had success. The Wildcats deserve credit for their
effort. Georgia deserves credit for powering through and
earning the win under adverse conditions.
Style points are for losers. Tennessee tried to impress
poll voters last week by running up the score on Mizzou.
Then, in a game analogous in many ways to the Georgia/
Kentucky matchup, the ‘Cocks slammed the door on the
Vols’ dreams of slipping into the playoff’s back door,
putting up 63 points in the process.
“Clean Old-Fashioned hate” is on tap for the Bulldogs’
traditional season-ending game. The 5-6 Yellow
Jackets will arrive in Athens with an interim coach and
a burning desire to beat arch-rival Georgia. It is easy
to see a program like Tech as a sure win for a national
championship contender like the Bulldogs. The No. 1
team in the country “should” roll over a rival limping into
the game with injuries at quarterback and an uncertain
coaching future. Tennessee “should” have blasted South
Carolina, and Florida “should” have destroyed Vandy, but both
of Georgia’s division rivals managed to lose their season’s
penultimate game. UGA has one huge advantage that will
keep the Dogs grounded and focused on the immediate task
- Kirby Smart.
To Hell with Tech!
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BY: COBY SERINA
A look back at what decided the game
between Georgia and Kentucky.
Coach Kirby Smart will take them anyway
they come. It wasn’t the prettiest, but a
16- 6 road win against an SEC opponent
should always be considered impressive
when you’re playing the most competitive
16-6
conference in college football.
All week leading up to game Smart and
the players were constantly emphasizing
that Mark Stoops and the Wildcats played
physical, and you could clearly see it on
the field. Georgia struggled to move the
ball through the air and in short yardage
situations on the ground because of said
physicality.
One thing Kentucky did was try to hold
onto the ball and drain the clock in hopes
of minimizing possessions and in turn,
offensive opportunities for the Bulldogs.
Smart acknowledged that it was a good play
on Stoops’ part. His team only had three
possessions in the first half.
The weather conditions didn’t help either. 16 Georgia had four trips to the red zone that
to 18 mile per hour winds with 25 mile per did not result in touchdowns. Heading
hour gusts and bone-chilling temperatures
45
into this game the Dawgs actually boasted
made for a less than desirable playing the best red zone offense in the country.
environment. It was miserable out there, but That just wasn’t the case here. The team
the Dawgs prevailed regardless.
was able to come away with points three
This victory raps up an intense four-game out of the four times they were there.
conference run for the Georgia Bulldogs. That’s technically efficient, but that’s
Smart said he didn’t think there was a team not satisfactory for a team with national
in the SEC with a stretch of games like the
one he and his team just faced. On Saturday,
they’ll get to stay home to face a bitter rival
in the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, but for
now here are some numbers that helped
shape the outcome of the win over the
Wildcats.
143
Kenny McIntosh was Georgia’s savior in
Lexington. When everything was going
wrong offensively he was doing everything
right. The senior running back posted career
high numbers running for 143 yards, 7.5
yards per
143
carry and a touchdown. In total,
McIntosh gained 162 yards from scrimmage
which accounted for 45 percent of Georgia’s
offensive yardage on the night.
45
Kelee Ringo proved yet again why he is
one of the country’s top defensive backs.
After letting up a big pass play on the
first drive of the game, Ringo made up for
it by intercepting a Will Levis would-be
touchdown pass and running it back for 45
yards. Though many would have initially
wanted to take a knee in the endzone and
guarantee a touchback, Ringo trusted his
athleticism. On his run back he showed
off his speed and even broke two tackles
on the way. His efforts put the Dawgs at
midfield and gave them what field position
that would have been hard-fought for
otherwise. Georgia got three points off that
drive. In a game where offense was lacking,
Kelee Ringo stepped up. If he didn’t make
that play, the game could have gone in a
completely different direction.
4
championship aspirations. The worst stop
was where Georgia had it on the Kentucky
1-yard line at the end of the third quarter
and beginning of the fourth. They had two
attempts to punch it in for a touchdown but
were stuffed both times and the end result
was a turnover on downs. Coach Smart takes
credit for the decision and says he’d make it
again if given the opportunity.
6
IT WAS A BIG
DAY FOR KENNY
MCINTOSH!
PHOTO BY: ROB SAYE
The final score of this game was by no
means pretty. The whole team is catching
flak from outsiders for a sloppy game when
in reality it was really only the offense who
couldn’t pull out on their end of the bargain.
The Georgia defense held the Kentucky
Wildcats to six points on the day. Six! Will
Levis is a projected first round NFL draft
pick, and he couldn’t score more than one
touchdown? This year’s Georgia D is serious
and should probably get a little more credit
after Saturday’s low-scoring win.
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FOOTBALL
KEVIN BUTLER’S PLAYERS OF THE GAME
Each week, Georgia and Chicago
Bears Hall of Fame legend Kevin
Butler picks his Players of the
Game. A member of numerous
Halls of Fame and holder of a
slew of records, Butler co-hosts
DawgTalk on Georgia Football
Saturdays and the famous
Bulldog Brunch from the Hilltop
Grille on Sundays.
— COMPILED BY JEFF DANTZLER
OFFENSIVE PLAYER
Kenny McIntosh - The senior out of Fort Lauderdale,
Florida showed why he is the leader of our offense. Kenny
‘s performance was a season high 19 attempts for 143 yards
which equals a smooth 7.5 yards per carry. Kentucky’s defense
could not handle the moves the shakes and the pure power
Kenny brought to Kentucky. To complement his running,
Kenny had two receptions for 19 yards for a total of 162
yards for the Bulldogs. We’ve always known Kenny can be a
workhorse but it’s beautiful when he becomes the big dog.
A career high yardage against Georgia Tech would be a great
way to finish his senior year Between the Hedges.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER
Smael Mondon Jr. - The 6’3 sophomore from Dallas, Georgia was
literally all over the field versus the Wildcats. Smael had 11 tackles
and held down a defense that bent but did not break against a tough
Wildcat offense. The Wildcats could throw and run which made Smael
an important part of the defensive success Saturday. His communication
skills have improved and he is such an athlete. Those two things
have combined and turned him into another great linebacker for the
University of Georgia. Smael was fast and knows his assignment as
well as everyone else in front of him. When you have a great defensive
line like Georgia does the linebackers can have a feast. Thanksgiving is
Thursday, but I look forward to watching Smael feast on Yellow Jackets
this Saturday. Let the beast feast!
SPECIAL TEAM PLAYER
Jack Podlesny - After being named a semi finalist for the Lou Groza
award, Jack carried Georgia in the first half giving the good guys
a 9-0 lead. Three field goals on three attempts in the wind blown
Commonwealth stadium was impressive. Jack has been a force in
the red zone for Georgia this year consistently picking up where the
offense stalled. Saturday was no different and Jack’s form held true as
he converted a field goal off a bad snap and a great hold by Stetson.
The only way you make that kick is staying true to your form and trust in
your holder. Jack did just that and will need to carry that concentration
as Georgia marches towards the SEC championship and the College
Football Playoff. St. Simons Island has to be very proud of Jack.
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Nick Covin, Arnie Greatheart, JaMarvin Durham,
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Rob Carrico, Jenny Holmquist, Brad Bell, Betsy Brown,
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Otis Jones, Gayle Jones, Cathy Long, David Long,
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Bryce Ousley, Chase Tucker, Audrey Evans, Morgan Pugh,
Kaylee Dickison
Steve Ratley, Cheri Leavy, Traci Ratley, Vance Leavy
Stephine Pirkle, Cason Pirkle, Riley Pirkle, Emma Pirkle, Juli Pirkle Zeb Duvall, Katie Duvall Margaret Lonsway, Marissa Chudy,
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PROUST
Q&A
BY: CAROLINE CHAMPION
WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST
ACHIEVEMENT?
Helping my wife, Tiggie, start Frederica Academy.
WHO ARE YOUR HEROES IN REAL LIFE?
Winston Churchill for obvious reasons.
QUOTE TO LIVE BY:
Persistence pays off.
WHAT IS YOUR IDEA OF PERFECT HAPPINESS?
I have the freedom to do basically whatever I wish to do. This
includes reading a good book and watching a UGA football game.
WHAT IS YOUR MOST MARKED CHARACTERISTIC?
My friends say my wit, good looks, kindness and creativity and of
course - modesty.
WHAT DO YOU MOST VALUE IN YOUR FRIENDS?
Loyalty.
DEWEY BENEFIELD
NAME: Dewey Benefield
FAMILY: Wife, the late Tiggie; son, Jim; daughter, Helen;
grandchildren: Riley Mattox, Jack, Harrison and Catherine
Benefield; great grandchildren: Delaney and Helen Mattox and
Simmons Benefield
IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT
YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
I could lose a little weight.
WHO ARE YOUR FAVORITE WRITERS?
I love mystery novels by Daniel Silva.
HOMETOWN: Decatur, Georgia
CURRENT TOWN: St. Simons Island, Georgia
WHAT YEARS AT UGA: 1948-1955
SCHOOL/DEGREE: ABJ ’52, JD ‘55
PROFESSION: Business executive at Sea Island Company and
involved with several local banks.
ACCOLADES: The Regent’s Scholarship to the University of
Georgia, member of Gridiron, Sphinx, Outstanding Journalism
student, President of the Sophomore class, member Pi Kappa
Alpha, Editor of The Red & Black, correspondent reporter for
The Atlanta Journal, assistant to Coach Dan Magill, Chairman of
Georgia Ports Authority.
WHAT LIFE LESSONS DID YOU LEARN WHILE AT UGA?
Hard work pays off.
WHAT PROFESSOR DID YOU MOST ADMIRE?
Dean John Drury because he was so organized.
BULLDAWGILLUSTRATED 76 ISSUE FOURTEEN • GEORGIA TECH

LORAN SMITH
Bulldogs
of the 4 th Estate
KATHLEEN RUSSELL
Bulldawg Illustrated continues its series, featuring long-time UGA personalities of the Fourth Estate. There are many who are published authors along with
network television superstars. Our final installment of the season spotlights Darien’s (Georgia) Kathleen Russell, who is the owner of the Darien News and
current president of the Georgia Press Association. Russell and publishers like her pride themselves on being watchdogs for their community.
When Kathleen Russell became president of the Georgia
Press Association, she had this to say about her lifelong
commitment to the Darien News: “Local journalism is the
backbone of every community, and it is the mission of the
GPA to strengthen the role we play in supporting the facts and truth to
the people of Georgia.” That certainly is a noteworthy preachment.
Nothing could excite her more than to learn that an industry or small
business has chosen Darien as their home address, enhancing the
economic status for the seat of McIntosh County, but she believes she
owes her constituency more.
She is pleased to publish photos and accounts of weddings; it is a big
deal when the local 4-H Club has a member who distinguishes himself
or herself in a way that warrants award winning recognition. Small town
editors are eager to publish those stories. You catch the biggest fish on
the Altamaha River, and Kathleen is eager to print your photo with your
catch on the front page of her newspaper. Fishing is that important in
those parts.
Community papers are as much a fabric of small towns across America as
the stately courthouses which dominate the main square of the town. The
paper is the much appreciated town crier for the communities they serve.
Recently when I talked to her, she was downright euphoric that there is
a new boutique hotel in town, “Oaks on the River.” She was emotionally
moved to extol the virtues of the latest business to set up shop in Darien.
“Oh boy, oh boy,” she said: “What an asset that is to our community. We
have an opportunity to attract visitors to our neck of the woods to enjoy
the last frontier on the Atlantic seaboard which is what McIntosh County is.”
Before the conversation ended, she lamented the downturn in the
shrimping industry, hurting for the families who simply can no longer
afford the cost of insurance, fuel, and other basics to stay in business.
Some soldier on, and Kathleen will be there with her photographer
for the Blessing of the Fleet, an annual celebration for the opening of
shrimping season next March. Kathleen cares about her community.
While Kathleen is an advocate of all that is good for Darien, she will not
tolerate anything sinister or underhanded with a public official who is
bent on lining his pockets. If you have a business that might pollute the
Altamaha River, you’ll have the biggest adversary, who has ever learned
to type, ready to spit in your eye.
You could say that comes naturally in that the peaceful atmosphere that
hovers over this town today, which is little more than a stone’s throw from
Interstate 95, was once a bastion for clip joints which shook down out-ofstate
travelers when they passed Darien’s way as they journeyed to Florida.
Because her principled, moral and courageous father, Charles
Williamson, wouldn’t shirk into the background and let illegal conduct
flourish, Darien’s good triumphed evil. Darien’s underworld had a
stranglehold on the area for the longest time, but Charlie Williamson
would not back off.
His family was threatened, daily harassment ensued until her dad
escaped on a shrimp boat to the Dry Tortugas awaiting a certain local
judge to leave office. All this time, Kathleen, her brother and her mother
hid out with friends.
It is hard to imagine such a situation in today’s idyllic Darien, but it is a
fact that an unscrupulous hell was a way of life along yesteryear’s US. 17
where slot machines, prostitution, graft and corruption prevailed.
Eventually the criminal element burned the family newspaper to
the ground, but with the help of Dink Nesmith, who owned the Jesup
Sentinel, Kathleen’s family kept right on publishing their paper.
When Kathleen was graduated from the Henry W. Grady School of
Journalism at the University of Georgia, she returned home to join her
family in publishing the Darien News.
She slept with a loaded shotgun in the bed beside her.
Thankfully not many weekly publishers and editors have gone through
her experience, but it tells you something about the importance of
newspapers in our society and what they have meant to communities
across our country. If you know the rest of Kathleen’s story, you have
to wonder why her father did not win the Pulitzer Prize. For sure he
deserved it.
Another takeaway from her story is that if you belong to the
element who likes to kick the media, then ask yourself what it would
be like if we did not have the editor watchdogs who look after
our communities’ best interests, those who ignore the threats and
underhandedness—even risking their lives—to do what is right for
the communities they serve.
I’m going to do my part to make Kathleen smile. I am going to rent
a room at “Oaks on the River,” as soon as I can get there, order a fried
shrimp platter at B and J’s Steaks and Seafood Restaurant, and paddle
the Altamaha River. Also, I plan to be there next spring for the Blessing
of the Fleet.
While I am on the river, I will bow in memory of Charlie Williamson and
say aloud, “Thank you.”
It’s Thanksgiving and I’m thankful for journalism and community and
weekly newspaper editors.
BULLDAWGILLUSTRATED 77 ISSUE FOURTEEN • GEORGIA TECH

JD’S TOP 15
— Jeff Dantzler
FOOTBALL
MORE SPORTS
What a Saturday it was, as all four of the top ranked teams escaped with
tight, knee knocking victories. Then South Carolina pulled a staggering
upset of Tennessee to shake things up. Now we head on to the best week
of the season, Thanksgiving Week. Victories are at premium and so hard
to come by, especially this time of year. We say it every year on Labor Day,
enjoy, it will be Thanksgiving before you know it.
1. GEORGIA - It was a tough, physical victory for
the Bulldogs in Lexington, as Georgia beat Kentucky
16-6. For a second consecutive campaign, Georgia has
posted a perfect 8-0 conference record. Now the Bulldogs host
the Yellow Jackets for the state title.
2. OHIO STATE - On the road, the Buckeyes got a
scare from Maryland, but pulled it out. Now the stage
is set for the monster showdown with Michigan. The
Horseshoe will be rocking as the winner of this one plays for the
Big Ten and is likely in the Playoff.
3. MICHIGAN - The Wolverines came back from a
17-10 deficit to Illinois in Ann Arbor with a trio of fourth
quarter field goals, prevailing 19-17. So it’s 11-0 for
Michigan and on to the monster showdown against Ohio State.
This one’s in Columbus.
4. TCU - It was an incredible comeback victory, as the
Horned Frogs came storming back for a 29-28 triumph
over Baylor in Waco. It’s one of the greatest wins in TCU
history. Iowa State, which has pulled upsets through the years,
heads to Fort Worth.
5. SOUTHERN CAL - The Trojans came back and
defeated UCLA 48-45 in the Rose Bowl to make it 10-1. Classic
uniforms. Classic game. Speaking of, Notre Dame heads to
the Coliseum Saturday. Southern Cal is in the mix for everything.
6. CLEMSON - The Tigers defense was ferocious in a
40-10 win over Miami that improves Clemson to 10-1.
The Hurricanes picked up only 98 total yards, their
fewest since 1965. Now it’s the emotional in-state battle with
South Carolina in Tiger Town.
7. PENN STATE - The Nittany Lions took care of
business in a 55-10 beat down of Rutgers to improve to
9-2. Penn State’s two losses are to Michigan and Ohio
State. Next up is Michigan State to close out the regular
season. A major bowl bid could be in play.
8. TENNESSEE - It wasn’t just the upset loss, it was the
margin. South Carolina had a record-setting night and
embarrassed the Vols 63-38, dousing Tennessee’s playoff
hopes. The Volunteers visit resurgent Vanderbilt Saturday night.
9. LSU - It was tight early, but LSU pulled away from
UAB 41-10.. The Fightin’ Tigers are headed to the SEC
Championship Game, but they need a win over Texas
A&M in College Station to keep their playoff hopes
alive. The Aggies have been a mystery this season.
10. ALABAMA - The Crimson Tide coasted past
Austin Peay in a tune-up game for the Iron Bowl. For
the first time since 2010, Alabama heads into the
Auburn game with more than one loss. Incredible. Nick Saban
will push for a big number against the arch-rival.
11. WASHINGTON - The Huskies flew past
outmatched Colorado to push their record to 9-2. The
Apple Cup is coming up now in Pullman. It should be
a terrific game, as the Cougars try to spoil a very good
season by Washington.
12. OREGON - The Ducks built a 17-3 halftime lead
at Autzen Stadium and then hung on to win a terrific
late night affair against Utah. Oregon is 9-2 and now
comes a big test against Oregon State with a shot at the PAC-12
Championship Game.
13. KANSAS STATE - The Wildcats appear to be
the second best team, behind TCU, in the Big XII.
Kansas State put up big offensive numbers in a 48-31
win over West Virginia to make it 8-3. Next up is Kansas in the
little apple, A win draws a TCU rematch.
14. NOTRE DAME - Marcus Freeman’s Fighting Irish
started the season 0-2 and then 3-3. But Notre Dame
has come back strong and won five in a row, including
a 44-0 win over Boston College in the snow. Now comes the trip
to Southern Cal.
15. UCLA - It was a heartbreaking loss for the Bruins
to Southern Cal, as the Trojans prevailed 48-45 at the
Rose Bowl. These past two weeks have been tough for
UCLA. It’s off to Cal on Friday night, as UCLA tries to make it 9-3.
OUR FRIES are AS GOOD AS
OUR SENIORS & COACH DOOLEY!
Thanks and Congrats
for all the superb victories and memories!
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