Marking Father’s Day the Bulldog way
Fran Tarkenton was the hero of the 1959 win over Auburn. But my Dad did his part. ... (University of Georgia)
My first really indelible UGA football memory involves my Dad, which is not really surprising since he’s the one responsible for me growing up devoted to the red and black.
It was Nov. 14, 1959, and I was 7 years old. The Georgia Bulldogs were playing the Auburn Tigers at Sanford Stadium, and for some reason lost to the passage of time Dad wasn’t at the game. Instead, he was sitting in our living room on Hope Avenue in Athens listening anxiously to the voice of the Dogs, Ed Thilenius, describe the action. I remember he was nervously eating
oranges.
Time was running out for Wally Butts’ boys, who were trailing 13-7, when Georgia guard Pat Dye, the future Auburn coach and athletics director, recovered a fumble by the Tigers quarterback. The Dogs had one more chance, and it came down to fourth-and-goal from the Auburn 13 with 30 seconds left.
In a play that we later learned he diagrammed in the dirt in the huddle, quarterback Fran Tarkenton rolled out to the right and then threw a touchdown pass to end Bill Herron in the left corner of the end zone.
Georgia won the game and the SEC championship. And when it was over Dad realized he had demolished almost an entire bag of oranges. Fittingly, Georgia ended up in the Orange Bowl.
Ever after, we always teased Dad that he pulled the Dogs through that game by eating all those oranges.
So many of my UGA memories involve my father, as I’m sure is the case with many of you. Last year, I shared a couple of those memories, one of which I’m trotting out again in honor of Father’s Day.
My Dad still enjoys watching the Dogs and wearing the school colors. (Photo by Bill King)
It involves one of the greatest UGA victories ever, the Oct. 31,1942, battle between Butts’ Bulldogs, who had an 11-game winning streak going, and Alabama, who’d won eight in a row. It was one of those “neutral” site games at Grant Field in Atlanta and the Crimson Tide led 10-0 with 10 minutes remaining, but the Dogs, featuring Frankie Sinkwich and Charley Trippi, came from behind to win 21-10, with Sinkwich throwing two TD passes and Andy Dudish intercepting a fumble in midair and running it back for another.
Georgia went on to win the Rose Bowl and a consensus national championship. After he retired many years later, Butts picked that game against Alabama as the greatest comeback by one of his teams and his greatest single day in football.
And my father was on the Georgia sideline.
Dad, who shortly would be going into the Army to serve overseas in World War II, had traveled to Atlanta with a friend for the game, but there was just one problem: They didn’t have tickets. They hung around outside the stadium, though, and one of the UGA coaches took pity on them and gave them sideline passes. “We’ll call you high school prospects,” he said. So for one game, at least, my father was a UGA “recruit”!
At age 87, Dad doesn’t go to the games any more, but he still watches them on TV, wears one of his several Georgia caps every day and has a UGA football calendar on the wall of his bedroom.
He’s been a Georgia Bulldog all his life. And, thanks to him, so have I.
Happy Father’s Day, Pop!
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Right On Time
June 19th, 2010
11:22 am
What great memories that are shared by that “greatest” generation.
I have no paternal UGA memories as my family were all wayward in their leanings. I was raised
in a family of tech folks. Fortunately, I saw the light and have been red and black clad since high
school days. I admired my techie grandfather who designed a couple of buildings downtown,
including the Westinghouse buliding close to Buckhead, and think of him fondly on Fathers Day.
I do hope what I have started with my son sticks. I have shown him where mom and dad lived while
at UGA, have gone to games and taken a few roadtrips for our Dawgs. My hope is that he has fond
memories such as yours in years to come and continues to love the Dawgs like his dad.
Happy Fathers Day and Go Dawgs.
dogdownsouth
June 19th, 2010
11:24 am
brought tears to my eye’s thanks Bill. I too was raised by a die hard Georgia fan losing him was the hardest day of my life but every football season i get to relive my time with him whenever i hear a georgia game on radio or watch it on tv. One of my biggest thrills was after returning from the army in august of 1980 was getting to go to athens to watch the dogs with Herschel & hometown hero buck belue play in sanford stadium. every time i hear “glory glory” i am back beside my father once more Happy fathers day every dad
dawg98
June 19th, 2010
11:35 am
Great article! I vividly remember UGA vs Auburn in 1982. We had just returned from my aunt’s funeral and my dad still had on is suit. He was pacing back and forth in the front yard listening to Larry Munson call the action. As Auburn drove down the field to possibly go ahead and steal away the Sugar Bowl from the Dawgs, my dad would reach up and yank down limbs from a huge oak tree. When Jeff Sanchez broke up Randy Campbell’s final attempt in the end zone, my dad jumped as high as he was able in the air letting out a piercing yell. I always think of that day when I see replays of that 19-14 UGA win!
becky
June 19th, 2010
11:38 am
Great memories. Mine are filled with daddy and UGA memories as well. The freshman game on Thanksgivng. If not going to game, listening on the radio or watching on television. He then started on the grandkids all 5 he would take to the games starting at age 3. Best memories ever. To this day – hunker down – will always be yelled on Father’s Day and red and black flowers on the grave of my beloved Bulldog daddy. However, I did marry a Tech man and the conversations between the two of them are forever in my memory. Miss my dad but thanks for bringing back the memories
Lindsey
June 19th, 2010
11:43 am
What a sweet article Bill!! My dad started taking me to GA games when I was 5 years old, now that I am married we don’t live very close to my parents, that is why I look forward to football season so much, I love seeing the Dawgs play but I also get to spend Saturdays with my Dad. Happy Father’s Day to every bulldad out there!!
FalconUGAFan
June 19th, 2010
11:48 am
My Father took my to a Georgia-GT game as a young boy and said ‘Son, you will have to pick one to root for. Mind you he is an engineer but I naturally picked my beloved Dawgs and he said “congratulations son you made the right choice.” So here’s to my Father who gave me a choice in life and backed my choice all the way. Happy Father’s Day to all the Fathers no matter who you root for.
GaDawg
June 19th, 2010
12:00 pm
Great memories Bill. Please pass along a “Happy Father’s Day” greeting to your Dad from the “Junkyard Blawg” readers, and we wish you the same!
tbone
June 19th, 2010
12:14 pm
My dad took me to my first college game. It was the Orange Bowl to see the Dawgs & to see QB Johnny Rauch. I have been a Dawg Fan ever since. I was in the stands at the 1959 Ga./Auburn game. Then Another trip to the Orange Bowl.
SatillaDawg
June 19th, 2010
12:21 pm
Great stories, Bill.
Thanks for sharing, and God bless your Bulldog loving Dad.
Go you Hairy Dawgs!
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Amsterdam Sam
June 19th, 2010
12:57 pm
Great stories, Bill. Your sports columnsare a lifesaver to this UGA alum living across the big pond! Keep up the great work! Oh, and if any jerk comes on with vindictive, insane spiel after reading this – ban them for life.
Amsterdam Sam
June 19th, 2010
12:58 pm
missed the n – just a typo.
Ted Striker
June 19th, 2010
1:02 pm
Nice story, Bill. Thanks for sharing.
DAWG 1
June 19th, 2010
1:32 pm
Super stories. I grew up in Athens and I remember going to cold games as a youngster. When in my early years, because he started me young, he would put me under his overcoat and “sneak” me into the games. Of course, I am sure no ticket taker ever say those little legs under that coat!
As I grew older and attended UGA, married and settled in Athens, I would still attend games with my dad. He was a Dawg through and through. As a season ticket holder starting in the sixties, my son and daughter grew up at most games through the years, and both have degrees from UGA. I don’t know how long the tradition will continue, but I hope forever.
My dad is no longer with us, so enjoy every minute Bill and those of you who are lucky enough to still have them with you. Happy Father’s Day to all, even you Tech fans.
I DON'T care
June 19th, 2010
1:43 pm
why is it EVERY time I check the news, there’s some stupid UGA reference? Does the AJC not know not everybody loves that bunch of losers? Talk about the Falcons, Braves, Tech, NOT Georgia. It’s why I think our state shows its redneckisms…..grr!
Dawghater
June 19th, 2010
1:49 pm
Mutually Exclusive – Class and a Dawg Fan.
A mind is a terrible thing to waste!
SOGADOG
June 19th, 2010
2:09 pm
My Dad is an avid Bulldawg. We watched the Notre Dame national championship game on TV at our home. If something good happened during the game, he would jump up on Mama’s coffee table and ride it like a surf board. She would roll her eyes. There was no point in trying to stop him. When the Dawgs won, in a fit of pure joy, he stomped the coffee table into a million pieces. Mama got a new coffee table out of that game.
bruce mac
June 19th, 2010
2:11 pm
1965 versus Alabama, the flea flicker game was my first with my Dad.Growing up in Atlanta I had been to Tech games and I remember wondering why the field was so far from the stands. When the Dawgs scored late it was so loud, I had never heard anything like it. Dads provide the best memories no doubt.
Amsterdam Sam
June 19th, 2010
2:12 pm
I DON’T care about mindless Dawghaters spewing inane, insane drivel never relating to any topic on point It must be miserable being filled with such vitriol that you cannot see this column was no place for such, but you haven’t the character or intelligence to change, so I pity you.
Kramer
June 19th, 2010
2:54 pm
My dad was a UGA graduate in the late 50’s and lettered in tennis there. As far back as I can remember, we would head up US1 to Athens at least once a year to enjoy some Varsity dogs and a game between the hedges. I owe my rabid loyalty to him and for that I am eternally grateful. He has been gone for 11 years now but I’ll always treasure the times spent together talking Georgia football. Happy Father’s Day dad. Go Dogs!
dawgfan
June 19th, 2010
3:04 pm
LOL @ I DON’T care. If its possible to humiliate yourself on an anonymous internet message board this clown has surely done it. Hilarious.
GATORSTUD
June 19th, 2010
3:35 pm
Great story. Family tradition/memories are what makes college football so great. Especially in the South. First gator game was with dad back in the 80s when some running back named smith was playing for the mighty gators. Unfortunately it was a home loss to bama, but so much fun. Florida had astro turn back then, too. yuck.
ca dawg
June 19th, 2010
3:49 pm
nice story, bill. to it, let me add that one of my first conscious memories is watching UGA win our last national championship. and yeah, i’m 32. let’s go and get another one!
ONE TECH FAN
June 19th, 2010
4:22 pm
I DON’T CARE- Your an idiot! This article is about DAD you dumb***. Give it a rest and enjoy a nice article.
I DON'T care
June 19th, 2010
5:04 pm
then why don’t I see stories about Falcon, TEch, Braves….it’s ALWAYS GEORGIA….like the TEch fight song….TO HELL WITH GEORGIA. Call me stupid if you wish, but that’s my point
Buckhead Bulldog
June 19th, 2010
5:22 pm
I DON’t care- I’ll call you ’stupid’ for coming to the UGA page, double clicking a UGA fan blog, and expecting to see stories about the Falcon, Tech, and Braves. Hello?
Good story Bill! My best memories with my Dad involve the time around T-Giving and going to The V, then to the Baby Jackets and Bullpups games at Grant Field, and topping it off after the game, hitting the Pink Pig.
My Dad went to GT for undergrad and grad school, but he still tells my sister and me that we made the right choice in going to UGA!
GT Dog
June 19th, 2010
5:22 pm
I DON’T care? Why read the article, THEN take the tie t write about it if you don’t care?
Too easy…
GT Dog
June 19th, 2010
5:23 pm
Whoa THEN take the time to write about it
OEJ
June 19th, 2010
6:03 pm
I DON’T care..Did you know that this website has different pages for the sports teams in Georgia. When you click on sports it shows them, and then you can choose what team you want to read about. You are on the UGA part of this site, so there wouldnt be anything related to the oter teams, unless is UGA and GT
Alaska Dawg
June 19th, 2010
6:05 pm
I don’t care needs to get a life. Go find another blog to pollute. Great article Bill. It is special men like your Dad and many others that make the Bulldawg nation so strong. God Bless you both. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there.
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Bill King
June 19th, 2010
7:06 pm
I Don’t Care:
If you go to a blog called the Junkyard Blawg, you can expect to read about UGA. Not Tech. Not the Braves. Not the Falcons. We do have blogs for those teams, but this isn’t it.
Charlotte Dawg
June 19th, 2010
7:14 pm
My Dad was never a huge Dawgs fan, but when I went to UGA, he became one by default.
He was sick and battling cancer in October of 2007. It was the day before the UGA/UF game and from his hospital bed he asked “who are we playing this weekend?” When I told him Florida, he said “go orange and blue”, with a smile. (He always liked to tease). After the Dawgs beat Florida 42-30 I told him that from now on, he must always pull for whoever the Dawgs are playing. He died two days after that win, but it makes me smile knowing that every time the Dawgs line up, Dad is up there pulling for the opponent.
Bill, thanks for the great article and Happy Fathers Day to all!
TerryMBArules
June 19th, 2010
7:17 pm
I DON’T CARE you’re an I D I O T.
I guess you’re not a father. Or, your lack of appreciation for this wonderful article and what it does mean to folks like me whose father was actually involved in my life (as a quarterback, as a pitcher/shortstop (later NY Yankess mind you), and a 2 guard in high school. He was a successful accountant (UGA B School mind you); started two companies; was a double amputee (lost a leg and arm (his writing arm mind you) in his twenties. Today, my dad is retired and is the proud grandfather of 4 grandchildren and he devotes his time to Christ, goodwill, and humanity. Heck, he walks 10 miles per week despite his physical limitation. My dad took me to my first UGA game when I was 2 years old…and I’ve been a loyal ever since. Not because it’s UGA but because my father loved UGA. If it was good enough for him then it was good enough for me.
I pity you because you can’t relate to what I’ve experienced. So I guess you don’t know what tradition is b/c the other teams you refer to in Atlanta have no tradition despite competing in the city for 44 years or more. I will give the Braves credit though b/c there building a generation of fans that have seen them win and it’s hoped that their kids (e.g., like my boys) will grow in that tradition.
In closing, show some respect for fatherhood, the real Red and Black (not the birds in the ATL), and the proud sons who love their fathers.
Billy O
June 19th, 2010
8:27 pm
Bill…..great story…..that was my very 1st UGA game in 1959 and I’ve been a dawg fan since then. My father passed away in 1984 but tomorrow I’ll visit his grave site and remember the good times and what a great man he was.
Paddy
June 19th, 2010
9:47 pm
I don’t care…..you are now the laughing stock of the blog world.
Bill, great memories, thanks!
Hunkerdown
June 19th, 2010
10:14 pm
The likes of Mr. King are the foundation of the Dawgs legacy. Without the likes of these Pioneers Geirgia football would not be the same as we know it. As a younster my oldest son was a UT fan. Fortunately he left the dark side of the force and became a Dawg fan. I remember vividily taking my son to his first ever Dawg game. I found tickets and we went to a evening game. The Auburn blackout game to be precise. Needless to say he is a huge Dawg fan today and roots for the red and black. Of all the games possible I could not have ever choosen a better one than the blackout for him to witness as his first. I remember they played soldier boy over the pa system. The house was rocking. What a memorable time to spend with your child. Go Dawgs!
Gen Neyland
June 19th, 2010
10:53 pm
The fondest memory of my Dad and football are many but the first one I’ll never forget. I recall after a certain game I played, he was the first one on the field to shake my hand. That was in the 60’s and I’ll never forget his smiling face…To all, no matter your colors, Happy Father’s Day.
old gold engineer
June 19th, 2010
11:25 pm
Bill, as a college football fan, I enjoy reading your columns. I must admit, however, that the headline about “marking…the Bulldog way” cracked me up, and made me wonder what this column might discuss.
col fot
June 19th, 2010
11:27 pm
i don’t care…we don’t care…for you!!!
Amsterdam Sam
June 19th, 2010
11:39 pm
Whoa – I don’t care has a red hiney from the spanking any spoiled, obnoxious brat deserves. Bet we will not hear from him for a while. Well…. maybe not. Comprehention is beyond the scope of some.
JCD
June 19th, 2010
11:44 pm
Great column.
I am a Bulldog alum and fan. Tomorrow is a tough day for me because my son, a Marine, was KIA in Iraq, and I miss the hell out of him.
He was a good Marine.
DawginLex
June 19th, 2010
11:48 pm
Ok I don’t care we will take you up on your offer. You are stupid. Stupid enough to read a uga blog and not expect it to be about uga.
ameliaisland mike
June 20th, 2010
6:33 am
I Dont Care—-You need Help. The Rest of you…. My Dad Graduated from Ga Tech. After hearing me give the Bios on every player in the game several years ago that we won 55 to 7 he wont watch another game with me. But he still respects the fact that all three of his kids went to Ga and he pulls for the home state in SEC games. Thanks for the thoughts about your dads… I DO care….
#2 BAMA FAN
June 20th, 2010
6:53 am
My dad took me to see Bama and Vandy play in 73 in Nashville and got to see Bear Bryant coach for the only time, but I would not trade that day for any thing in the world. Happy Fathers Day to all the dads including my dad who passed away in 01!! RTR
One, two, free, fo, fi, dem der Gator don't take no jive!
June 20th, 2010
8:41 am
Nice story, Bill. My fondest childhood memories are of fishing and going to the Gator games with my dad. Started taking me when I was 4 years old. Great memories!
Happy Father’s Day to all.
Henry
June 20th, 2010
9:10 am
This stupid leghumper story just ruined Fathers Day for me and all non-idiots in this town.
Oh Henry!
June 20th, 2010
9:23 am
But you, Henry, ARE the #1 I D I O T. You just don’t know it because we snicker at you behind your back, moron! We are very, very happy that we could ruin YOUR day! Mission accomplished! Just becasue your father did not give you the love you thought you deserved while growing up, did mean had to turn out to be a mama’s boy!
Ron
June 20th, 2010
9:25 am
Bill, Nice story. My dad took me to my first GT game in 1966 and I became hooked. He’s 93 now and still around. He was a HS football star who decided not to play college ball, but always enjoyed watching the games. His ended up with kids that were diehard fans of either Tech or Uga and has always been a fan of both schools. I think his experiences in WW2 probably kept his passion for a sport in check. If you think about it, that generation was very cordial to each others fans for the most part. I think they had all seen enough hatred in WW2 and put football games in perpective.
Oh Henry!
June 20th, 2010
9:29 am
-sorry- did not mean YOU had to turn out to be a mama’s boy.
Jaybird in Blakely
June 20th, 2010
9:59 am
Thank you, Mr. King for the article. From the various reactions on the blog, it’s pretty clear whether you are a Dawg, Jacket, Gator, etc. our Dads all had alot to to do with our love of football. Thank the good Lord we live in a country where we can share the love of team and family on Saturdays in the fall. I was blessed with 4 daughters who all bleed red and black. I think I might have had alittle something to with that, LOL. I hope when I am your dad’s age they remember our Saturdays pulling for the Dawgs as fondly as you remember yours. Oh, and thanks to my dad for all the time he spent with me growing up pulling for UGA.
And to I Don’t Care- Praying for you dude. You missed the whole point of a fine article. Now go call your Dad and thank him for making you a Tech fan. I think that’s the point of Mr. King’s article today.
dbc
June 20th, 2010
10:12 am
I grew up in Athens, 4th grade through college, and can say there’s no greater town on football Saturday’s. As a kid, I sold programs before all the games. Hundreds of them in fact. The most I ever sold was 700 before a Clemson game. My Dad was always there to run interference, pick up the money, count it and put it in stacks of $50. Then when I was sold out, we’d head for the game with hundreds of dollars jammed into a paper lunch bag. I’d enter the program house, exchange the money and get my pay. Then I got a free ticket into the game and I always met my Dad on the other side. In those days, we made a dime on a program that cost a buck. Pretty good money for a kid. But my fondest memory was meeting my Dad in the game. He always bought me a souvenir at the stand, a BBQ sandwich and a coke and we’d scream for the dogs until we were hoarse. Good times, every one of them. Happy Fathers Day all.
tarheeldawg
June 20th, 2010
10:27 am
My 94 year old dad has seen games all over the country and says there is no better place for the entire football experience than Athens…happy Fathers Day, Coach
AltamahaDawg
June 20th, 2010
11:23 am
I have plenty of memories of Georgia football that I attribute to my Dad. Not because the took me to games, but because he made it possible for me to do so. I have returned the favor by taking my kids to as many as possible.
Buckhead Bulldog
June 20th, 2010
12:25 pm
Hey Altamaha…One of my good times I had with my Dad when I was 7 or 8 at my great Uncle’s house near McRae where the Oconee and Ocmulgee come together to form your river. I had caught a bass and my first cat. My uncle grilled them on an open air pit along with a BBQ goat. Don’t know what it was that my uncle used for seasoning, but that was the best meal I have ever had, and I’m 45. I still remember that weekend vividly, and my Dad still agrees that was good meal!
BurningRedBleedingBlack
June 20th, 2010
1:05 pm
Bill, Great story!! Have to say this one hit home, All the games i watched with my dad growing up, the good, the bad, he really tought to me love UGA and also this state and what UGA stood for. I have to say he got what he wished for. I think i follow Georgia now more than he does, of course he is getting very old. But i still enjoy going back home on some saturday watching the games with him. like my dad always says, being a Georgia fan has times that feel incredible and sometime they break your heart, but they always make up for it!!!!! I’ve been to alot of different states and schools. I have to say, there no place like Georgia and theres no fans like the Bulldawg nation.
ABQ_DAWG
June 20th, 2010
1:16 pm
One of my first memories of football was with my dad. We were in our living room at the time and I must have been about 5 years old. It was the Dawgs against South Carolina and my dad did something, that as a 5 year old, was the strangest thing I had ever seen. He turned down the TV and brought a little radio over and set it on the fireplace and turned on Larry Munson. “Allright…get the picture” he said and described what I was seeing on the tube. I’ve been a die hard Bulldog fan my whole life and loved talk radio and oration my whole life. It all started on that Saturday in Snellville GA. I love you so much dad and I miss you everyday. Happy Fathers Day
Monroe's first Redcoat
June 20th, 2010
2:10 pm
Bill – I am furious! I Here I read yet another UGA story when I clicked onto the Junkyard Blawg expecting to find sources for parts for my ‘69 Torino GT……seriously, great read. My dad was a disabled vet and although he never accompanied me to games, he was just as proud when I became the first musician from my high school to play in the Redcoat Band. I have passed the love for all things Red & Black to my 9-year-old son, who is already a die-hard UGA fan.
Go Dogs!!! I Don’t Care and Dawghater – you are both cordially invited to BITE ME!!!!
UGAgrad71
June 20th, 2010
8:13 pm
I don’t care, put one fist down your throat and the other fist up your butt and see if they can touch. If they do, you have something to post on this blog. Otherwise, just shut up.
Dwayne
June 20th, 2010
10:21 pm
Hey Bill, your Dad is better looking than you are!!!!!
KimZ'sPackage
June 21st, 2010
9:27 am
Bill, CUZ, and 45ACP hope you had good Dad’s Days.
FromtheBARstool
June 21st, 2010
9:29 am
nice stories posted by the dawgs.
Old Dawg
June 21st, 2010
10:16 am
Bill. Truly wonderful piece on football and dads. I have so many similar stories it would fill up a book or two. I’m also truly sorry that “I don’t care” doesn’t understand that your blog is on UGA athletics and not a general subjects column. As you well know, many folks don’t understand the basics of journalism and blogging. Perhaps their daddy’s didn’t raise ‘em right!
Best to you and your father.
schmeckdawg
June 21st, 2010
11:04 am
Great story Bill. By the way, that was the day that I was born. My mom’s OB checked her out at Piedmont Hospital and when he found she was doing fine, he called in one of his partner’s and went on to Athens. Now that is a DAMN GOOD DAWG!
father too
June 21st, 2010
11:20 am
I think I got “I don’t care’s” point…to a degree…while he shouldn’t have posted on a Georgia blog; I tend to agree the UGA coverage is a bit much. Granted I have memories with my father watching football, but it was with the Falcons, too. I think his point is that the Dog fans go on too much over a team that hasn’t done anything in quite honestley 30 years. Give him a chance, Bill.
schmeckdawg
June 21st, 2010
11:33 am
I’m with Bill 150%. If you are on this blog, it is ALL DAWGS, ALL DAY, EVERYDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
schmeckdawg
June 21st, 2010
11:48 am
To the faux Bill King who posted on the 20th, that was a totally uncool low rent cheap shot and you should be ashamed of yourself; however, if you are going to post something like that, I doubt you have the where with all to know that you are a complete !%^@@$^%@$$@^& A-Hole!
Jimmy
June 21st, 2010
12:45 pm
Great blog, Bill. These blogs are the reason why college football is the greatest sport, and will remain so, despite most of the university presidents trying to ruin tradition via conference expansion!
My father was never much of a sports fan, and unfortunately I didnt even get into sports until I was a teenager. Like Altamaha said, I appreciate my father for giving me the upbringing to be able to take my sons to games, like I do today. The only game i’ve missed in the past five years was the “blackout” Auburn game, Ironically, because my daughter was born.
JCD, God bless you and your son. And i’m sure he’s STILL a good Marine.
scott
June 21st, 2010
1:59 pm
My favorite UGA memory with my father is the 97 UGA v. UF game. It was the first game I really remember watching that UGA won. My father and I were watching the game in our basement when a big storm hit and knocked our cable out. We were both terribly upsett when my ten year old brain remembered the tv that I had hooked up to my nintendo ran off antennae not cable. We watched the remainder of the game with me sprawled across my bed and my father sitting on the floor watching the only UGA game I have ever seen in black and white. When georiga won we both jumped up and ran all around the house yelling. That is my favorite UGA memory spent with my dad.
Alphare
June 21st, 2010
4:28 pm
Bill,
You are a total homer. Homer than Tony Barnhart. At least Tony tries to be fair to all teams including Tech whenever he can.
The last time I checked, you work for a newspaper in Atlanta where Tech calls home, not a far-away little place called Athens.
If the dawgs can beat the gators more often, you UGA fans may have more fond memories during father’s days, and making us georgians proud by the way.
Regardless, happy father’s day to you and your fathers.
Jimmy
June 21st, 2010
4:53 pm
Alphare,
Are you a moron, or a Tech fan?? I guess that question is kind of redundate though, isn’t it??
If you would notice the words by Bill’s name, it reads JUNKYARD blawg. Meaning this is a FAN blog written by a FAN of UGA.
If you want a Tech fan blog, click on the Tech section, then click on one of their fan blogs, if they have one that is.
And I thought Tech fans were suppose to be intelligent?? It never ceases to amaze me.
Alphare
June 21st, 2010
6:20 pm
Jimmy,
I don’t call you a moron but you are definitely narrow minded. Why cannot Bill have a title like “Marking Father’s Day the Football way”? That way, everybody can pitch in with a thought.
Instead, Bill the homer has a title “Marking Father’s Day the Bulldog way”. That’s insulting to all people calling Atlanta their home.
You are not a moron, but you are absolutely narrow minded. That’s what it is. So is Bill.
Now you are happy?!
college is forever
June 21st, 2010
7:04 pm
http://www.collegelunchboxes.com My first UGA was vs. GT and my Dad and I sat on the bridge over looking the stadium. It was a great first experience and I became a fan instantly, oh all those years ago. It is still not to late to get Dad a retro classic UGA tin lunchbox. Go Dawgs!!!
Are we clear now?
June 21st, 2010
7:46 pm
Alpahre- Seriously, dude?
This is blog named “JUNKYARD BLAWG”…get it? Junkyard Dawgs.
Did you read Bill’s bio up top and what this blog is about? From the top right hand corner:
http://blogs.ajc.com/junkyard-blawg/about/
“About UGA: The Junkyard Blawg
Lifelong Bulldog Bill King offers a fan’s perspective on UGA sports. Share your views!”
If you need further explanation, then I can’t help you.
See the link below? That is the link to the GT Blog by Doug Roberson.
http://blogs.ajc.com/georgia-tech-sports/2010/06/18/a-look-at-georgia-techs-running-backs/?cxntfid=blogs_georgia_tech_sports
Jimmy
June 21st, 2010
9:01 pm
Alphare,
You sound like a damn liberal Obama lovin dem. Yes, let’s make Bill pander to everybody instead of his TARGET audience, the UGA faithful.
I swear to God this country is getting worse by the year w/ MORONS like you who just want everybody to be happy. Oh Bill insulted the fine city of Atlanta w/ his post since he didnt mention everybody!
And by the way genious, everybody CAN pitch in a thought. It’s a public blog. He, like many of us on this blog, grew up a GEORGIA fan so it’s mentioned for GEORGIA fans.
Unbelievable.
Alphare
June 21st, 2010
10:36 pm
Jimmy,
you just confirmed to me you are narrow-minded peanut-sized brainer, you have one at all.
Yea, UGA fans are conservative while Tech fans are liberal, and UGA fans are a majority in this state. Now do you know why this state are in a shamble? and the unemployment rate is among the worst in the nation? I am wondering if that has anything to do with UGA fans being narrow minded and “conservative”. Majority may have some influence, you know?
I tell you a little truth. Narrow minded people usually cannot come up with a solution to anything.
Ah, BTW, UGA graduates occupy most of government jobs in this state. Do you know if they are mostly liberal or “conservative”?
You make me laugh when you drop me a hint you are a “conservative”. Can you call yourself narrow-minded next time? That’ll be more descriptive of people like you.
KNOW-IT-ALL
June 22nd, 2010
12:24 am
I’m a lifelong Trojan and Dawg fan and I thank you for sharing those stories. I only wish I were like you. For the last 17 years I have only stories and it hurts like hell. Being an African American I was blessed to have a father at home until he passed in 93. I pray that your fathers next 87 years are as rewarding as the first 87. Its great that he is still creating lasting memories for you and your family to enjoy.
FromtheBARstool
June 22nd, 2010
8:27 am
How many of the UGA players know who their daddy is? Father’s Day is the most confusing day to a Dawg. Mom was a well a Bit.. and she did any dawg that got in the pen with her.
Bill King
June 22nd, 2010
7:45 pm
Alphare:
Congratulations. You’ve stumbled on the truth. I’m a UGA fan. Which is why this is called a fan blog.
Spike
June 23rd, 2010
11:08 am
Nice column, Bill. Hopefully, you and I can be as good a dad as your dad was for you.