Who are the coolest Bulldog athletes of all time?
Dan Magill, the quintessential Georgia Bulldog. (University of Georgia)
GQ magazine has released its list of the 25 Coolest Athletes of All Time, honoring icons who in addition to their sporting achievements also possessed a certain grace, style or swagger that made them fan favorites.
The list, included in the February issue of GQ, which has nine different covers, includes such names as Muhammad Ali, “Pistol” Pete Maravich, Joe Namath, Arnold Palmer, Pele and Ted Turner (as a yachtsman).
This got me to thinking about who would qualify for a list of the coolest Georgia Bulldogs of all time. Here are 15 names I came up with, listed alphabetically:
Champ Bailey. A virtual iron man for the Dogs, playing on offense, defense and special teams and winning the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s top defensive player after his junior year at UGA. He’s gone on to be a top NFL defensive player for Washington and Denver.
Teresa Edwards. In addition to starring for the Lady Dogs, she played basketball for the U.S. in an unprecedented four Olympics.
Bill Goldberg. Followed his football days at UGA and in the NFL by becoming practically a household name in pro wrestling.
Terry Hoage. A two-time consensus All-America defensive back who Vince Dooley said was the best defensive player he’d ever coached, but he also graduated from UGA with a 3.86 GPA in genetics. After a pro football career, now has his own vineyard.
John Isner. UGA’s all-time leader in singles and doubles victories, this tennis star earned All-American honors each of his four years and led Georgia to the 2007 NCAA championship. And after outlasting Nicolas Mahut last summer at Wimbledon in the longest ever professional tennis match, he sat down for media interviews wearing a vintage UGA T-shirt. Very cool.
Courtney Kupets. Winner of two Olympic medals and just about every individual collegiate gymnastics honor around during the Gym Dogs’ run of consecutive NCAA titles. Ended up being named the nation’s top female college athlete.
Dan Magill. Established UGA as a tennis powerhouse and made Athens the center of the collegiate tennis universe. And he’s still playing tennis. But the longtime coach also is pretty much the living embodiment of Bulldog spirit and is celebrating his 90th birthday this week. Check out Loran Smith’s tribute to one of UGA’s best.
Johnny Rauch. Starred as a quarterback for UGA and then went on to coach the Oakland Raiders to the Super Bowl. He’s credited by Bill Walsh with having invented the West Coast offense.
Jake Scott. The UGA All-American defensive back went on to be a four-time All-Pro for the Miami Dolphins during their heyday. Also known as one of the wildest Dogs players ever and the guy who rode a motorcycle over Stegeman Coliseum.
Matt Stinchcomb. Named to UGA’s Circle of Honor, the brainy former offensive lineman is one of the school’s best representatives as founder of the annual Countdown to Kickoff charity event, along with brother Jon and former UGA quarterback David Greene.
Richard Tardits. The French rugby player knew practically nothing about football when he joined the Dogs and ended up setting a school record for QB sacks, eventually broken by David Pollack.
Charley Trippi. Starred in both football and baseball at UGA and inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Athens resident is known as a classy gentleman.
Herschel Walker. Hey, when you’re known nationally just by your first name, you’ve got to be cool!
Hines Ward. A Mr. Everything on offense for the Dogs and one of the gutsiest players I’ve ever seen. He’s gone on to a long NFL career, was voted Super Bowl MVP and is back in the Super Bowl again.
Dominique Wilkins. Known in the NBA for his spectacular slam dunks, he’s the only basketball Bulldog to have his jersey retired.
Who else belongs on a list of the coolest Bulldogs ever?
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Starring Kam Fong as Chin Ho
January 25th, 2011
11:40 am
Not Fran Tarkenton
Alabama Jack
January 25th, 2011
11:41 am
Jasper Sanks – fumble on, brother.
UGA Alumnus
January 25th, 2011
11:42 am
Go Dawgs!
UGA Alumnus
January 25th, 2011
11:43 am
the Hoop Dawgs are playing the reptiles from the south this evening in Athens. It’s on espn and espn3(online).
Go Dawgs!
Bill
January 25th, 2011
11:44 am
David Pollack
lastrad
January 25th, 2011
11:49 am
Coach Bill Hartman, best trivia answer when asked to name the all the All-Americans on the 1980 National Champinship team
DCJohn
January 25th, 2011
11:54 am
No love for Buckshot Jones? The name alone should do it to it.
hind tit
January 25th, 2011
11:57 am
The wood chopper, Ronnie Jenkins
georgia87
January 25th, 2011
11:58 am
Erk Russell – Steve McQueen in coaching shorts.
Loran, Whatayagot?
January 25th, 2011
11:59 am
Don’t forget Billy Payne who went on to lure and run the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, against tremendous opposition, and overcoming the amateurish Atlanta city government.
kevin
January 25th, 2011
12:00 pm
David Pollack has to be on the list. And, if you conisder non-players, Larry Munson is #1.
Joey
January 25th, 2011
12:00 pm
Fran Tarkenton has to be on the list, Bill, whether or not he likes what is going on with our current coaching staff.
Won an SEC Championship for UGA.
NFL MVP and Hall of Famer.
BG
January 25th, 2011
12:01 pm
GO DAWGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lowcountry Bulldawg
January 25th, 2011
12:01 pm
Hiawatha Berry I mean with a name like that how cool is cool?
Loran, Whatayagot?
January 25th, 2011
12:02 pm
Kim Basinger, if you disregard her left wing political leanings.
DawginLex
January 25th, 2011
12:03 pm
Fran Tarkenton has burned his bridge by the way he handled himself recently.
Not cool.
Not at all.
It is fine to be upset. We all are.
What is not cool is throwing the head coach under the bus on a radio show and NOT BEING MAN ENOUGH TO MEET WITH MARK RICHT IN PERSON.
Tarkenton burned his bridge. He can live with the consequences.
Ben
January 25th, 2011
12:04 pm
2 that immediately jump to my mind are DJ Shockley and Sundiata Gaines.
DJ played behind David Greene for 4 years and could’ve transfered but stayed the course and was rewarded with an SEC title his senior year.
Sundiata played during the WORST of the Felton years and was rewarded with an SEC tourney title his senior year.
Both were great talents that could’ve been bitter but showed loyalty and dedication to their programs.
That, to me, is the epitome of cool.
Loran, Whatayagot?
January 25th, 2011
12:04 pm
The most uncool athlete was Pulpwood Smith who was a stellar running back as a freshman, then got kicked off the team, after pulling a pistol on somebody (I forgot who).
Name that Dawg
January 25th, 2011
12:06 pm
Give the baseball team some love:
Gordon Beckham – The kid has the HR record for UGA, and topped it off with a bomb on his last collegiate at-bat. Plus he has a multitude of other records in only 3 years on the field.
Go Dawgs!
January 25th, 2011
12:06 pm
You can’t go wrong listing guys like Hines and Isner. I love guys like that who have gone on to be stars in their post-UGA career and still show off their Georgia pride whenever they can. When Hines was on with Mike and Mike in the morning last year before a Monday Night Football game, he wore a UGA jacket on the telecast. I also saw him wearing some UGA gear on a few local stories in Pittsburgh. Isner has been wearing UGA gear pretty much every time I’ve seen him interviewed off of the court. Champ wears a lot of UGA gear. I just think it’s good for the school. And, it’s great to know that those guys still remember us.
bdawg
January 25th, 2011
12:07 pm
pollack
george
January 25th, 2011
12:08 pm
Wow..thanks for this memory lane..and yes you must add Fran Tarkenton, Bill Hartman and Billy Payne..Proud to be a Bulldawg! Go Dawgs!
SoCal Dawg
January 25th, 2011
12:08 pm
@UGA Alumnus I know. And what is sad is this is what the blog we get, “Who are the coolest Bulldog athletes of all time?”
Loran, Whatayagot?
January 25th, 2011
12:08 pm
I withdraw Kim Basinger, who was not an athlete, but could lean as far left as any of the gymnastics team.
Go Dawgs!
January 25th, 2011
12:08 pm
And, Joey, I disagree strongly on Fran. The man was a great athlete at UGA and in the NFL, but he’s not cool. At all. Have you ever seen some of his infomercials? Or seen him interviewed in the last twenty years? He’s cheesy. And he seems like the kind of guy who would yell at the damn kids to get off of his lawn if the cameras weren’t around.
Old Dawg in Texas
January 25th, 2011
12:08 pm
Spud Chandler, threw a touchdown pass to beat Yale and pitched for the Yankees for 10+ years. Also Spec Towns, who ran in the 1936 Olympics.
ugadawg2005
January 25th, 2011
12:09 pm
No love for Tony Cole?
Joey
January 25th, 2011
12:09 pm
No. We “all” aren’t upset with Fran, right George?
Go Dawgs tonight!
DawginLex
January 25th, 2011
12:11 pm
Loran, whatayagot?
9 and 1/2 weeks was the greatest 2 hours of my life the first time I saw it. Remember the hat?
Lowcountry Bulldawg
January 25th, 2011
12:12 pm
Mo Lewis? He was a longtime NFL vetern along with Mack Strong. Both deserve recognition.
Paul H
January 25th, 2011
12:14 pm
Buck Belue
David Pollack
Thomas Brown
Matt Stinchbomb
Kelin Johnson
Cuz
January 25th, 2011
12:15 pm
Coach Mike Castronis.
DawginLex
January 25th, 2011
12:15 pm
Verron Haynes too.
And yes Joey, most Dawgs are upset with Fran.
When you pull of the equivalent of a drive by shooting regarding your alma mater’s football program under the disguise of “I care”, it blows grits.
Have the guts to go talk to Coach Richt, then go on the radio show and say ” I have spoken to Mark and voiced my concerns”. It makes you a man and not a mouse as he appears now.
Parkland Dawg
January 25th, 2011
12:15 pm
Vern Fleming and Terry Fair….lead UGA to their only Final Four appearance in 1983.
Neldorado
January 25th, 2011
12:19 pm
KNOWSHON – HELLO!?! The coolest Bulldog ever……
Jake
January 25th, 2011
12:21 pm
No love for Knowshon? I know a lotta fans don’t like the whole dancing thing on the sidelines but the first blackout was great.
Neldorado
January 25th, 2011
12:22 pm
DawginLex, absolutely Verron Haynes. I’ll never forget those games he rushed for over 200 yards a couple different times. He also went to my High School – North Springs. Go Dawgs!
Top Dawg
January 25th, 2011
12:22 pm
How about Richard Tardits?
D A DoubleU G
January 25th, 2011
12:22 pm
I love that every interview you see Heinz Ward do (off the field), he is wearing wither an UGA hat or shirt. Ring up the cool points from me.
Also loved that after John Isner had his record marathon math at Wimbledon, he rocked the UGA t-shirt when Hannah Storm interviewed him.
59bulldawg
January 25th, 2011
12:23 pm
Definitely Hines Ward! Great choice! But don’t forget Eddie “The Meat Cleaver” Weaver and his lil brother Mike “Jumbo” Weaver, Gliding Glynn Harrison, Andy Johnson, Nate Taylor, or Freddie “Spiderman” Gilbert. We have a lot from which to choose!
TROJAN
January 25th, 2011
12:23 pm
Anyone but Fran. My vote is Herchel!
Top Dawg
January 25th, 2011
12:23 pm
Jeff Sanchez?
Joey
January 25th, 2011
12:25 pm
By that token, an American shouldn’t criticize an administration because we are all Americans?
I haven’t heard anyone in the UGA Athletic dept being upset with Fran. I expect they are happy to continue to cash Fran’s large contributions.
And how exactly did you conduct your poll that shows “most Dawgs are upset with Fran?”
My equally scientific poll says more Dawgs are more upset with Richt and Co’s losing and player arrests than with Fran Tarkenton.
Jay Stone
January 25th, 2011
12:26 pm
Given the magazine’s criteria, I’m not sure all the ones you have listed here necessarily qualify. Greatest athletes in school history — they’d certainly be in the discussion, but the way I read it we’re looking for universal man/woman type folks. I’d definitely keep Hoage, Goldbert, Dan Magill and Jake Scott. Herschel is a no-brainer, with Olympic bobsledding, MMA, published author. The guy has done everything. I’d think Billy Payne has to be on there, and Alec Kessler would merit consideration too.
Athens= God's Country
January 25th, 2011
12:26 pm
“Sky” he opened Nowhere Bar
Neldorado
January 25th, 2011
12:31 pm
I hear ya Jake, I know some UGA fans like that too, but I loved how much energy and passion and excitement he brought to the team. Only if we had a back like Knowshon now, please come to UGA Isiah, please!
Spanky
January 25th, 2011
12:33 pm
Bill, I would definitely enter Buck Belue into that club! His passion for Georgia football is evident in his radio broadcasts! Go Dawgs!
Cuz
January 25th, 2011
12:34 pm
Freddie Gilbert and Eddie “Meat Cleaver” Weaver dressed as Jake and Elwood Blues.
“We are on a mission from Erk.”
DawginLex
January 25th, 2011
12:35 pm
Joey,
I said most people are upset with Richt but IMO, there is a way to go about it that speaks about your character and about being man enough to own up to what you are saying without it appearing to be a drive by shooting.
Agree to disagree.
Martin the Calvinist
January 25th, 2011
12:36 pm
I agree with the given list of Herschel, Champ Bailey, Charlie Trippi, (way before my time) Hines Ward, but I want to throw in Thomas Brown, 5′8″ 200 lbs set many UGA weight lifting records….probably pound for pound strongest UGA athlete of all time.
AltamahaDawg
January 25th, 2011
12:39 pm
It’s officially the offseason.
tcdawg
January 25th, 2011
12:39 pm
This list should be at least 25.
Garrison hearst
Rodney Hampton
Terrell Davis
Boss Bailey
Thomas Davis
oneloyaldawg
January 25th, 2011
12:40 pm
Player that had the most swagger- Knowshon, and its not even close
Player that best represents UGA- John Isner
Best pure athlete- Hershel Walker. I bet he could still tear up some defenses
Damn Good Dawg- Gordon Beckham
JRHD
January 25th, 2011
12:41 pm
@Jay Stone – I totally agree. Most people on here are missing the point. This isn’t about great athletes; we have had a ton of those over the years. Fran Tarkenton is a great athlete, but he is anything but cool. Lately he has shown himself to be an a$$ho!e of the first order. You can talk about family amongst family, but keep it amongst the family. Dan Magill is as cool as the other side of the pillow, ditto that for Herschel, Spec Towns, Teresa Edwards, Hines, Richard Tardits. Those are some cool folks. Fran – great athlete, greater d-bag.
tcdawg
January 25th, 2011
12:42 pm
And thats just football.
StuDawg
January 25th, 2011
12:42 pm
KNOWSHON MORENO was pretty deggum cool! I enjoyed watching him play football as much as any other person I have seen in a Georgia uniform. (I was 3-5 yrs old when Herschel played.) One of my favorite Georgia players of all time.
Dean Tate
January 25th, 2011
12:43 pm
C’mon guys, you’ve forgotten the undisputed No. 1: Larry Munson.
Murphy
January 25th, 2011
12:44 pm
Eddie “Meat Cleaver” Weaver should get a vote.
Mike “Moonpie” Wilson
John “Mother” Kasay
Murphy
January 25th, 2011
12:45 pm
Dean Tate,
Dang im glad you said that-Of course the best-Larry Munson!!!!
Jeff
January 25th, 2011
12:45 pm
I have to agree with the Gordon Beckham and Kelin Johnson. Jeff Owens is an honorable mention as well.
Bubba
January 25th, 2011
12:46 pm
Wayne “Crazy Legs” Swinford, legendary owner of the Fifth Quarter.
W
January 25th, 2011
12:47 pm
Hines Ward breaks LB’S Jaws!
SCDAWG
January 25th, 2011
12:47 pm
LARRY MUNSON
DAVID POLLOCK
ENOUGH SAID!!!!!!!!!!
YoungDawg
January 25th, 2011
12:49 pm
Jake Scott beacuse he’s his own man who does his own thing & does not care what anyone thinks!
Shaq
January 25th, 2011
12:50 pm
Bubba Watson gets my vote! Me and him kicked Barkley and Kim’s arse!
anotherdawg
January 25th, 2011
12:53 pm
Gotta include Irk Russell. I can still see the blood running down that bald head after head butting his lineman without a helmet. lol
Pat Dye
January 25th, 2011
12:56 pm
How bout me? I don’t think any of these other guys are “man enough” to be cool!
Dawgtards Ahoy
January 25th, 2011
1:00 pm
Since dawgtards seem to love living in the past, how about remembering the Jan Kemp trial, which exposed UGA and Vince Dooley for the jokes that they were. My favorite quote from the trial was this one:
O. Hale Almand Jr., a lawyer for the defense, offered a justification for the favorable treatment accorded the athletes, citing a hypothetical player. “We may not make a university student out of him,” he told the jury, “but if we can teach him to read and write, maybe he can work at the post office rather than as a garbageman when he gets through with his athletic career.”
The best thing about the trial was that it completely killed Vince Dooley’s shot at Congress, since he was exposed as a fraud and a cheat during the trial. Make no mistake – Dooley knew everything that was going on.
Nothing has changed in the almost three decades since the trial. If anything, the abuses are even worse. Exhibit #1: Jim Harrick and son.
Today the players are even more illiterate and felonious and, well, just plain stupid, as evidenced by their arrest records and record number of penalties. Even Vince Dooley couldn’t have controlled this mob, much less Mark Richt. And now even the AD is a drunk debaucherer.
There’s a reason why UGA is known as The Cesspool of the South.
Rickster
January 25th, 2011
1:02 pm
What about Scott Woerner? “Amp” Arnold? Rex Robinson?
LifeLongDawg
January 25th, 2011
1:08 pm
How ’bout some love for Jimmy Poulous and Michael Pernfors? Any guys with last names like those are cool in my book, plus the former was a great running back for the Dawgs and the latter was a great tennis player.
Shaq
January 25th, 2011
1:10 pm
I’m stickin with Bubba: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVKXeD6Sc7s
Bubba
January 25th, 2011
1:11 pm
What about Reggie Ball?
Mark Gunter
January 25th, 2011
1:11 pm
Herb White!!! Pistol Pete`s roommate their rookie seasons on the Hawks. Herbie would put on a dunking exhibition in warm-ups…along w/the Pistol`s magic show. They were fun to watch at the home games at Alexander Memorial.
GeorgiaDin
January 25th, 2011
1:14 pm
Strongly disagree with Joey. I think most people would agree the manner than Fran handled the radio interview was unprofessional and lacked courtesy. There’s a right way to do things and a wrong way to do things. Embarrassing your HC on the radio – low class. Sounds like a grumpy old man. That’s my impression of the guy. I could care less what he thinks about the current state, same as I could care less about what Hollywood types think. Entitled to your own opinion, but doesn’t mean you’re entitled to show your rear end in communicating said opinion.
Back to the question – Pollack and Fox, especially if/when they win tonight.
SouthSide Dawg
January 25th, 2011
1:21 pm
Knowshon and Brown were very cool Georgia Bulldogs.
Fran Tarkenton
January 25th, 2011
1:24 pm
I know one thing Dawg Nation…that I definitely deserve to be nominated for the biggest A**hole Bulldog Athlete of all-time(can you back me here Bill), I proved myself worthy of this title in my radio interview… wouldn’t you agree? Since that interview, I know nothing of who has committed or care to follow the program, but since I am relevant again and upon Herschel’s shocking news that he thinks he can still play and with Favres retirement, it has motivated me to be fly to Minnesota to get a workout with the team, I know I could start over Jackson right away.
JB
January 25th, 2011
1:25 pm
Lindsey Scott
Ted Striker
January 25th, 2011
1:25 pm
I’d include Mikael Pernors. Back to back singles titles and as cool as could be off court, in the day.
Saw someone mentioned Alec Kessler. Totally agree. Unheralded recruit and turned out to be a fantastic player. Nice a guy as you’d ever know. Gone way too soon.
KB
January 25th, 2011
1:29 pm
Rennie Curran – the embodiment of heart, will-power and grit: traits currently not found in Athens.
jWall
January 25th, 2011
1:31 pm
Jake Scott. Hands down!!!!
KB
January 25th, 2011
1:34 pm
Everybody needs to lay off Fran Trakenton. Fran only gave an honest, truthful analysis of CMR’s comments.
CMR threw himself under the bus with the wierd comments he made. Fran was diplomatic in assessing CMR’s comments, especially compared to the talking-heads on sport’s radio. Fran made no personal attacks or insults.
The PROBLEM is the sorry state of affairs with UGA football and that is not Fran’s fault.
Marshall
January 25th, 2011
1:38 pm
Johnny Carson played in the fifties and I believe was UGA’s last 4 sport letterman. He also went on to a career in the NFL. Sadly he passed away in 2009. Certainly a “Cool Dawg!”
south georgia dawg
January 25th, 2011
1:40 pm
ralph bray, just because he is my 1st cousin. played football and baseball. go dawgs !!!!
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Observation
January 25th, 2011
1:46 pm
Anybody but that brain dead fool Buck Belue.
Lady Dawg
January 25th, 2011
1:47 pm
David Pollack
Mr. Phelps
January 25th, 2011
1:51 pm
Eddie”Meat Cleaver”Weaver
Mr. Dawg
January 25th, 2011
1:54 pm
Does being a punishing tackler make you cool? It does in my book. Thomas Davis.
JE
January 25th, 2011
2:02 pm
Joel “Cowboy” Parrish.
Davis Dawg
January 25th, 2011
2:03 pm
COOTIE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Murphy
January 25th, 2011
2:04 pm
Ill give the second vote for former Dawg Reggie Ball !!! Heeeeeeeee
JT
January 25th, 2011
2:04 pm
Who was the guy that was on the National Championship team that the movie “Black Hawk Down”??? was a Ranger in the real incident???
astrouga
January 25th, 2011
2:06 pm
It seems impossible that you could David Pollack off.
Virginia DAWG
January 25th, 2011
2:06 pm
Fran Trakenton has a right to his opinion…and to voice it. But his timing was terrible. Also, as a successful business person he should understand that a person’s supervisor can have a lot to do with their success or failure. If you are given a goal, but forced to spend time on issues/matters that don’t move you closer to that goal you will more than likely fail. I don’t think Damon Evans had enough experience as a manager to understand some ot these issues. Let’s hope McGarily does.
JT
January 25th, 2011
2:06 pm
What was the guy that was on the National Championship team that was a Hero in the actual situation that the movie “Black Hawk Down” was based on??? He was a really Cool Dawg!!!
2012 FEAR THE END
January 25th, 2011
2:06 pm
Ben Watson
Murphy
January 25th, 2011
2:08 pm
Sam Mervos-What a character!
Joe
January 25th, 2011
2:09 pm
Bill Stanfield
UGA crybabies
January 25th, 2011
2:14 pm
Ray Goff and Jim Donnon.
UGA crybabies
January 25th, 2011
2:15 pm
Mike Bobo
WDE
January 25th, 2011
2:15 pm
Really just a mindsuck of a blog entry.
UGA crybabies
January 25th, 2011
2:16 pm
Damon Evans
Murphy
January 25th, 2011
2:16 pm
James Brown-Dooley”s Junkyard Dawg
gomdawg
January 25th, 2011
2:21 pm
HINES WARD HANDS DOWN THE BEST PLAYER TO EVER PLAY FOR GEORGIA.
time for top ten lists
January 25th, 2011
2:22 pm
instead of providing a nice leadup article to tonights big SEC matchup with the gators…..we are subjected to top 10 lists…from the david letterman of bulldog bloggers.
Allen Goodson
January 25th, 2011
2:30 pm
Jake Scott. Not even close. If you were there, you know.
WDE
January 25th, 2011
2:35 pm
HAHAHA @ Damon Evans
My criticism of this piece isn’t that it’s UGA-focused (duh), but rather that I really think you just wiffed on the whole concept of what GQ meant by it.
Newman
January 25th, 2011
2:35 pm
Pulpwood Smith.
cool as the other side of the pillow
January 25th, 2011
2:36 pm
Quincy Carter. Still carrying on the UGA tradition.
Athens= God's Country
January 25th, 2011
2:39 pm
Uga V
Athens= God's Country
January 25th, 2011
2:40 pm
Billy Bennett
Athens= God's Country
January 25th, 2011
2:40 pm
Michael Greer was always fun at parties.
Michael
January 25th, 2011
2:41 pm
ERK RUSSELL
Ditto on Fair and Fleming
January 25th, 2011
2:45 pm
Fleming was so smooth and Fair played like he was 7′0 and he was maybe 6′6″? Terry Fair carried UGA into the Final Four and is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITE Dogs. ALL TIME he is for his rebounding efforts. Man, when UGA signed him, I thought we would win it all. Malone, his HS teamate went to MSU and had he gone to UGA, wow!!
Go Dogs.
UGA crybabies
January 25th, 2011
2:46 pm
“Athens= God’s Country ”
If Athens is God’s country, why do you guys suck?
Athens = Prison Country
January 25th, 2011
2:47 pm
12 arrests.
Dawgster
January 25th, 2011
2:48 pm
Fran Tarkenton is my hero. Then and now.
BobDog
January 25th, 2011
2:48 pm
Zippy Morocco and Pop Warner.
Got no future....
January 25th, 2011
2:49 pm
….so let’s live in the past.
Ted
January 25th, 2011
2:50 pm
A few salient comments:
1. Four different SEC teams have won the last five BCS championships.
2. UGA was not one of those teams.
3. During that period, UGA did not win the SEC championship.
4. During that period, UGA did not even win its SEC division.
5. Red panties.
In other words, UGA has sunk into total irrelevancy both regionally and nationally.
So why is UGA paying Mark Richt millions of dollars a year?
A Jake Scott memory
January 25th, 2011
2:53 pm
In the spring of 1969, I lived at Reid Hall. In the back of that dorm was a parking lot. One day, I parked my heap and was headed into the dorm. It was late in the day ( Friday ) around 2:00-3:00 and Jake Scott and Mike Cavan were loading up Jake’s NEW British green Corvette convertible with golf clubs. I think Cavan had been kicked out of McWhorter Hall for some reason. I think Jake was about to head later to Canada to play ball after he jumped ship at UGA.
I asked them : “where are you guys headed” They said “to Ft. Lauderdale, where are you heading” I said “back to Atlanta later today”. They said come on with us, it will be a party.
I know they were kidding but I was tempted to walk on the wild side. I am sure that they had a blast. I also know that my car would have burned too much oil on the way to Ft. Lauderdale and broken down.
UGA memories are special.
Brucerugby79
January 25th, 2011
2:56 pm
Scott Woerner, you already had my others Herschel,Jake and Dominique–Scott was a cool cat
Vince Duuley
January 25th, 2011
2:57 pm
Jake Scott. Not even close. If you were there, you know.
And Jake Scott never passed a single college course other than the infamous “remedial studies.” He could barely read when he left UGA.
Some Auburn graduate memories in 2014
January 25th, 2011
2:58 pm
In the year 2014, Auburn grads will fondly recall their NC earned on the field vs Oregon. They will be overwhelmed however, with the ugly reality that back in 2013, THE FBI brought it crashing down around their heads with the Victoryland Dog Track revelations having to do with Scam and his Papa and Mr. Milton McGwirk and the corruption and bribery and gambling charges brought to bare on AU. They will also recall Coach Chizk who left them in 2012, when the FBI allegations were hot and heavy.
Kennesaw Dawg
January 25th, 2011
2:59 pm
I’d have to add Buzzy Rosenburg!
UGA Insider
January 25th, 2011
3:00 pm
I don’t know who the coolest Bulldawg is but I do know who the biggest UGA dork is……………….. Will Muschamp…. that guy was a terrible football player who thought he was great. He got heckled one night so badly at 5 Points Huddle House after a game that he left throwing punches at people. The team he got lit up by….The UF Gators!
Jake Scott dumb???
January 25th, 2011
3:02 pm
Anyone to allege that Jake Scott was anything other than one bright young man is simply uninformed. I think both of his parents were PHDs or one was a UGA Prof and one was a physician at St. Mary’s. Even if this is not accurate about his parents, he was never thought to be anything but a smart fellow. Crazy? Wild? Free Spirit?? Absolutely.
Smart? Absolutely.
haters are skaters
January 25th, 2011
3:04 pm
appears ‘ole bill king hasn’t done much in research or speak with anyone over at the university in a while.
i believe i had the same headline/topic for a paper i wrote in 5th grade. top-notch blog bill! what’s next, “which 4 bulldawgs would you most like to have dinner with?”
the dawg whisperer
January 25th, 2011
3:15 pm
Kevin Butler
RS Dawg
January 25th, 2011
3:18 pm
I also think that Jake Scott played at Georgia after he served in the Navy. He has to be one of the coolest,
Athens = Prison Country
January 25th, 2011
3:18 pm
Some Auburn graduate memories in 2014
I wouldn’t bet your trailer on that prediction.
Hussy Punter
January 25th, 2011
3:18 pm
What’s cool about this post is that Bill and his co-workers clearly came up with this on the floor at K-Mart. Actually, that’s not cool Bill, that would make this post the intellectual property of K-Mart. You can’t be turning chit chats from Lawn and Garden into blog posts Bill.
Mark
January 25th, 2011
3:20 pm
A jake scott memory- one of your fondest memories was turning down an invite for a roadtrip with a football player????? Were you a tech student lost in Athens???
Summit Dawg
January 25th, 2011
3:28 pm
The “Big Toe From Cairo,” Bobby Walden!!!!
Johnny Cash
January 25th, 2011
3:30 pm
Bill Stanfill who sacked Spurrier six times his senior year,
the year Spurrier won the Heisman, the year Florida went 10-1,
Stanfill.
Florida’s only loss was to Georgia.
Spurrier has hated the Dawgs ever since.
Another cool dog is Mike Cavan, great quarterback,
sideline motivating coach, coached at Valdosta STate,
Middle Tennesse, SMU and back with the Dawgs whom
he loves. Get back on the field Cavan, we need you.
nash
January 25th, 2011
3:33 pm
Knowshon because no one excited the fans the way he did. The touchdown on the Florida Games opening drive broke the Gators hearts and made tebow cry. How cool is that. Then Hines Ward because the guy never stops smiling.
Legend of Len Barker
January 25th, 2011
3:34 pm
Buck Swindle. The name alone just has a ring. Then again, the Dawgs were loaded with great sounding names back then in Penny Pennington, Happy Dicks, Jiggy Smaha, etc.
Bill Stanfill. Stanfill got drunk DURING one of the Florida games. As we were killing them 51-0, Dooley pulled out the starters and fans began pouring smuggled hooch into Stanfill’s cup. After another Florida game where they whooped Spurrier all over the place, fans got on the field and began sticking money into Stanfill’s helmet. Twenties, even. He also apologized to Spurrier during one of the games. “Sorry Stevie, didn’t mean to step on your skirt.”
Johnny Zambiasi. Ben’s brother. If you don’t know why he qualifies, let’s just say all young Bulldogs were once encouraged to prove how crazy they were to their fellow teammates. I hope no one kissed Johnny for a few years after this.
Leedawg
January 25th, 2011
3:40 pm
Things are a little slow, eh Bill?
Tuna
January 25th, 2011
3:47 pm
This is just lazy writing, Bill.
Allen Goodson
January 25th, 2011
3:53 pm
Jake Scott in Hawaii.
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2006-11-19/sports/sfl-spjakescott19nov19_1_noonday-breeze-defensive-lineman-manny-fernandez-front-porch
shankit
January 25th, 2011
3:54 pm
Charlie Trippi
Played in a golf pro am with Trippi and Cavan
at Valdosta STate. Trippi was in his seventies,
hit the ball right down the middle, most inspirational
and competitive person I have ever had the pleasure
to associate wtih. Real cool guy even in his 70’s.
B5
January 25th, 2011
3:55 pm
Thomas Davis
ugakev
January 25th, 2011
3:56 pm
David Pollack
B5
January 25th, 2011
3:57 pm
Hey, Athens = Prison Country—did you not understand the question or are you just that stupid? By the way, I predict Nick Fairley will be standing in front of a criminal court judge before too long and well, we all know about the felon that is $cam Newton.
Dawg
January 25th, 2011
3:58 pm
Doesn’t every team “suck” every once in a while? Can you not come up with something else? And, wasn’t the question of the blog who belongs on the coolest athletes list? Try to focus on the question at hand unless you’re too dumb to comprehend it.
bulldog34
January 25th, 2011
3:59 pm
Dang….what about UGA?!?! Always the coolest Dawg on the field.
Whiskeydawg
January 25th, 2011
4:01 pm
Fran Tarkington
Frank Sinkwich
Lamar “Race Horse” Davis
Whiskeydawg
January 25th, 2011
4:01 pm
David Greene
Evansdawg
January 25th, 2011
4:09 pm
David Pollock for his pleading with the fans for more noise before crucial plays, Knowshon Moreno (the name itself is cool), and who can forget the always smooth Garrison Hearst?
shankit
January 25th, 2011
4:11 pm
You got to read the Allen Goodson post “sun-sentinel website
about Jake Scott. This is truly the character. Was at the masters
one year with a coach I will not name, played with Scott. Scott
was with Billy Kilmer, another character. Our coach asked Jake
if he would come play in his pro-am. Jake asked the coach for the
date, and replied “you know, I wish you had asked me earlier, but
I have already commited to a pro am in Hawaii that week.” I can’t
say what he would do to one his former coaches if he ever caught
him in a dark alley, but this web article is right on.
Might be the coolest Dawg ever. Guarantee you if he was on the
field today, there would have been some butts kicked for lack of
blocking and tackling.
PTCDawg
January 25th, 2011
4:15 pm
If you remember after Pat Dye recovered the Auburn fumble, Fran The Man calmly hit Arron Box in the corner for TD & SEC Championship know, Fran is an all time cool Dawg!
GO DAWGS!!!!
PHIL
January 25th, 2011
4:18 pm
Fran Tarkenton shouldn’t even be allowed to wear the color red. Sissy.
Bulldawg Pride
January 25th, 2011
4:18 pm
Couldn’t ask for a better representive for the bulldawgs than Johnny Isner. The kid shows heart everytime he plays (not only in his marathon match) and the love he throws UGA by wearing the uga gear around is awesome. Go Johnny!
gj
January 25th, 2011
4:20 pm
old school – Jiggy Smaha, Happy Dicks, Edgar Chandler
shankit
January 25th, 2011
4:21 pm
Congrats to Auburn for your NC and SEC championship.
Congrats to Cam for winning the Heisman.
Congrats to Cam for studying hard at this proud university
and achieving 6 credits. Auburn the Harvard of Alabama.
Pulpwood Smith
January 25th, 2011
4:23 pm
What about ole PULPWOOD? Any one remember my stellar academic career at UGA?
shankit
January 25th, 2011
4:24 pm
Word out in the Birmingham News is War Eagles
are accusing Saban of “hoarding all the recruits, we
will sort them out later.” Word out is recruits’ mommas are
having less confidence in Saban’s trustworthiness,
and relying more on Pat Dye, Louder and MacGregor
for guiding their sons.
Bulldoggy
January 25th, 2011
4:25 pm
TONY COLE (everybody will remember that name)
DAWG
January 25th, 2011
4:25 pm
David Pollack, Andy Johnson, Jon England, Dick Conn, Bruce Sills, Robert Honeycutt, Garrison Hearst!
C U Later
January 25th, 2011
4:26 pm
How about Ray Jeffords, the only UGA basketball player ever drafted to the NFL by the Atlanta Falcons?
shankit
January 25th, 2011
4:27 pm
I vote in golf for Chip Beck and his “59″.
blord
January 25th, 2011
4:30 pm
JAN KEMP
Hobnail Boot
January 25th, 2011
4:30 pm
Reggie Ball don’t forget him…
Hobnail Boot
January 25th, 2011
4:32 pm
Golberg, meaner than a copper head snake and very cool.
Dirty Dawg
January 25th, 2011
4:32 pm
Zeke Bratowski…Theron Sapp…Durwood Pennington…Bill Godfrey (’Folks sure are nice to you when you win.’)…and I don’t know if Jake was dumb or smart, but word had it that he ace-bandaged himself before every game, cause nobody else would do it.
blord
January 25th, 2011
4:34 pm
Strange nobody has mentioned Quincey Carter
Hobnail Boot
January 25th, 2011
4:34 pm
Pollack has to be on the list.
AltamahaDawg
January 25th, 2011
4:34 pm
Hands down it was a 7th yr senior fraternity brother bartender at Papa Joes.
Geechee Dawg
January 25th, 2011
4:36 pm
One night I was coming out of Revoltin Bolton Dining Hall when running back Cleveland Gary walked up to me and asked, “Can you help me? My car ran out of gas.” I said, “Sure, I can help you. You see that place across the street? It’s a gas station.”
Cleveland Gary later transferred to Miami, played on a national championship team, and became a running back for the L.A. Rams.
Pulpwood Smith
January 25th, 2011
4:36 pm
David Polelock,Ray Goof,Mike Bozo,Noshow Moreno,Bill Oldberg.Cedric Henderson.Tony Cole,Jim Harrick,Jim Donnan,Scott(they are cheatin)Howard,Kevin Buttler.Dont forget my favorite Jasper The Fumbler.
Hobnail Boot
January 25th, 2011
4:37 pm
LOL
MDdawgfan
January 25th, 2011
4:37 pm
Ben Smith — one of the nicest and coolest guys off the field I ever met, but on the field he was an assassin. Injury derailed what should have been a long and productive pro career … but he lived to kill people on the field.
Hobnail Boot
January 25th, 2011
4:40 pm
Max Jean Giles used to come to the Dawg Walk in full gear Helment included. He is the only player I can remember ever doing this. He would even be taped up ready for the game as well.
AltamahaDawg
January 25th, 2011
4:44 pm
What I wouldn’t give to have a Bolton Dining Hall around the corner again. Cheeseburgers and co-eds after the 4:15.
marseilles mutt
January 25th, 2011
4:45 pm
…Bill Cromartie, for writing the book that coined the phrase “Clean Old Fashioned Hate”…
Hobnail Boot
January 25th, 2011
4:46 pm
Amen
Dawg
January 25th, 2011
4:48 pm
don’t forget Andre Pulpwood Smith
Hobnail Boot
January 25th, 2011
4:49 pm
Coolest name, Mudcat Gilmore or Pulpwood Smith?
marseilles mutt
January 25th, 2011
4:49 pm
The last name of the gentleman who headed the aborted rescue attempt in “Blackhawk Down” was Beckwith and that’s the best I can do. Pllayed for Coach Butts, I think…
FLA DAWG
January 25th, 2011
4:50 pm
Ben Zambisi was the coolest……..
Hobnail Boot
January 25th, 2011
4:51 pm
Loren Smith once ask Charles Grant after the game and I quote, “Being from South Ga you must like Boiled Peanuts.
Techismybee-otch
January 25th, 2011
4:57 pm
Buzzy Rosenberg
Ben Zambiasi
Glidin’ Glynn Harrison
Techismybee-otch
January 25th, 2011
4:58 pm
Definitely Theron Sapp…..jersey is retired….he broke the drought!
RAID
January 25th, 2011
5:19 pm
How about HIAWATHA BERRY!……If for nothing else just the name……..Or, Greg (Muddy) Waters……lol
bill
January 25th, 2011
5:21 pm
Rabbit Smith who went on to win an NFL championship with the Chicago Cardinals (honestly). A true gentleman who I believe still holds some UGA rushing records.
bill
January 25th, 2011
5:21 pm
Where’s Herb White?
bill
January 25th, 2011
5:25 pm
Quincy Carter? Yeah, cracks me up.
Athens = Prison Country
January 25th, 2011
5:37 pm
B5
What I understand that UGA sucks at everything but women’s gymnastics. Gym dawgs pretty much sums up the entire team. WOOF!
Jeremy
January 25th, 2011
5:43 pm
You can’t leave Frank Sinkwich off the list. He won the 1942 heismen and is one of the greatest bulldogs of all time.
WayxDog
January 25th, 2011
5:49 pm
Ray Goff with mesh cap
ca dawg
January 25th, 2011
5:50 pm
tron jackson. his name was tron.
puppydawg
January 25th, 2011
5:59 pm
Pulpwood Smith!
Mincy
January 25th, 2011
6:06 pm
David Pollack. 3 time All American. Loved his attitude, and he backed it up. Don’t know if anyone ever loved to be a Bulldog more than Pollack.
Mincy
January 25th, 2011
6:07 pm
Ealey. Mettenberger.
Mincy
January 25th, 2011
6:08 pm
Buck Belue. He’s just cool. Period.
Mincy
January 25th, 2011
6:09 pm
Currently love Ealey’s swagger, and he backs it up, so it ain’t braggin. Need more guys like him.
Mett was the funniest guy ever in interviews. Miss him. A lot.
KeepDreaming
January 25th, 2011
6:11 pm
Athens = God’s Country
Amen brother! Spent many a drunkin night in there! And as a freshman, we used to go to Sky’s other bar: Sky’s Place in the Days’ Inn!!! We would walk over from Creswell and I used to get in with a black guy’s fake ID!!! LOL!!! Good times, good times!!
Mincy
January 25th, 2011
6:13 pm
Current Bulldogs ain’t got much personality, Ealey, Boykin, Cuff, Tavarres King, Charles, Rambo….
Some of the new recruits are pretty cool….Lemay….Drew (we hope)…
I like to see a team with SWAG.
Mincy
January 25th, 2011
6:15 pm
Jay Rome’s a cool guy…
Ain’t much for lookign back…it’s about da future….
Mincy
January 25th, 2011
6:18 pm
Deion Sanders….wait, he was FSU….who cares…..the dude was the coolest…ever….
Carlton
January 25th, 2011
6:19 pm
I think Bill King is the coolest Bulldawg ever. He talks about how he graduated from UGA and where he sits in the stadium so much you’d think he lives in Sanford.
Come on Bill! Give me a good article to read for once!
Mincy
January 25th, 2011
6:20 pm
This video interview with Mett, man, too funny….
kid’s gonna be great…
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=3595092
Gatormeat
January 25th, 2011
6:22 pm
I guess it is according to what you deem to be cool. Apparently in athens it is judged by how many times you get arrested, which in that case the entire georgia football team would be the coolest of them all. If you were to judge by success, then it would be pretty much none of them
Mincy
January 25th, 2011
6:23 pm
Richt’s a cool guy…love his sense of humor….what other coach can do a back flip off a high dive…backwards…in street clothes????
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5479563
Mincy
January 25th, 2011
6:26 pm
Love this trick shot from da coach…he got skillz:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n1q9H2hBtM
Mincy
January 25th, 2011
6:29 pm
Moreno was funny too…loeve the dance thing…souljaboy….
Logan Gray busted a move too…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qLkHr61Z2M&feature=related
longdog
January 25th, 2011
6:55 pm
how about catfish smith
FIRE MIKE BOBO!!!!!!
January 25th, 2011
7:27 pm
Moreno, easily the most fun player to watch since Walker.
professor Ed
January 25th, 2011
7:56 pm
Peter Rajecki, aka the Bootin’ Teuton. UGAs first soccor style kicker
Denver Dog
January 25th, 2011
7:58 pm
Jake Scott, Horace King, Terrell Davis, Hines Ward, Herschel, Charlie Trippi, Sir Francis, Tater Godfrey, Dr. Jimmy Pitts, Jimmy “the greek streak” Poulous. Cowboy Parish, Moonpie Wilson. Franky Sinkwich, The best name. General George Patton
Michael Florence
January 25th, 2011
8:05 pm
Eddie “Meat Cleaver” Weaver, Guy McIntyre, Kevin Butler, and I am responsbile for Richard Tardits.. I was a Manager for the Football Team and was introduced to Richard before he went to see about walking on the team. I talked with him and knew he had never played football before, so I told him let me play defense. The rest is History
professor Ed
January 25th, 2011
8:12 pm
http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2010/jul/02/2/american-dream-ar-130917/
Great story on Rajecki
Delta Flight Attendent
January 25th, 2011
8:34 pm
Jan Kemp
SE Dawg Fan
January 25th, 2011
8:40 pm
NOT FRAN TARKENTON…yes to Herschel and others mentioned in your article and to Knoshown..there are so many it’s hard to decide.
getoutmykitchen
January 25th, 2011
8:40 pm
Randall Godfrey
Brice Hunter R.I.P.
Jake Scott
Thomas Brown
Champ & Boss(Points for there God given names and talent)
Thomas Davis
And that Walker kid
SE Dawg Fan
January 25th, 2011
8:41 pm
Not Gatormeat…he’s one of those dorks who loves to “bring down” a good blog.
Andy Loy
January 25th, 2011
8:54 pm
This might be the dumbest article ever written!
Delta Flight Attendent
January 25th, 2011
9:00 pm
Damon Evans for sure. Married AA Dude caught with a white chick and her red panties in his lap while drunk? WHO could ever be more to UGA fans? He has it all covered.
PostMan
January 25th, 2011
9:05 pm
Cool ? I’m not feeling it from UGA. UGA alumni and fans bring visions of white Baptists. Reagan voters. Definitely not cool. About the only thing cool to come out of (or through) Athens is R.E.M. (and maybe the four-legged UGAs.)
nate
January 25th, 2011
9:46 pm
Bubba Watson and Terrell Davis would get votes from me. Gordan Beckham looks cool if nothing else. Knowshon got some cool points for his hurdle. Quincy Carter got cool points for his hashish.
gt
January 25th, 2011
9:52 pm
knowshon!!!!!!!
nate
January 25th, 2011
9:58 pm
Did anyone say Tony Cole?
kevin smith
January 25th, 2011
10:03 pm
Author Marshall
Ga Alum 79
January 25th, 2011
10:37 pm
The legend himself…..Larry Munson!!!
Big Daddy
January 25th, 2011
10:44 pm
How about: Eric Zier, Willie McClendon, Amp Arnold, Kevin Butler?
Ted Striker
January 25th, 2011
10:58 pm
The linked article about Jake Scott (by several bloggers) is one of my favorite articles. Never had the pleasure to see him play but wow, was he evidently something. He’s there with Trippi and Walker in my book as far as talent.
Now…when it comes to pure heart, it’s Magill, hands down. He’s UGA’s greatest Bulldog. Knows more about UGA sports than any other living breathing human being who has walked this planet. Was pretty good at coining nicknames too.
RED DOG 77
January 25th, 2011
10:59 pm
Bill King……….yes Bill I’m serious it could be you……….If only you would reach back to some of your better writting days, and talk about what “Old Dogs ” like you and I know to be true : college football runs in cycles, often teams turn a down program around in the begining with a supportive fan base, Bill, tell them to just look at Texas, Miami, and for crying out loud, Michigan………..down a couple years, got rid of Lloyd Carr, went out and got Rich Rodrigues, wasted another few years, now find themselves in one hell of a rut…………Our Georgia Bulldogs need our support now, we have run our critical opinions into the ground ! We know we’re frustrated, coach Richt knows we’re frustrated, the team knows we’re frustrated…………whether coach Richt is coach or not is no longer the issue, the issue is, do we love “our” Georgia Bulldogs ? Are we about damn ready to get behind them, and with our positive support help generate some positive chemistry that our players and coaches so desperately need about now ?………….I’m a Georgia Bulldog, call me old fashion if you will, but I love ‘em as much now as I did when Mr. Walker hurled himself over the Notre Dame defensive line that “GLORIOUS DAY”………………RED
Sandman053
January 25th, 2011
11:14 pm
not an athelete but who could forget Lewis Grizzard R.I.P. ?He was a damn good Dawg!
Sandman053
January 25th, 2011
11:20 pm
Best line:” It’s not life or death, it’s mucxh more important than that.” or my all-time favotire was a column after a Tech victory over the Dawgs . “Frankly I don’t want to talk about it…” followed by an entire column of empty space.
Red & Black Passion
January 25th, 2011
11:21 pm
#7 Rodney Hampton
Joe
January 25th, 2011
11:56 pm
Sandman, I saw that article too. It just said Athens, GA I think. Was great though. Lewis Grizzard one of a kind.
Delta Flight Attendent
January 26th, 2011
1:39 am
It could be Dooley and Richt, but they Auburn and Miami men actually.
eriecliper
January 26th, 2011
1:51 am
Bill Stanfield deserves some consideration.
Dallasdawg
January 26th, 2011
2:16 am
Enter your comments here
RedandBlack
January 26th, 2011
2:42 am
Definitely have to consider Alec Kessler as a great Georgia Bulldog. He led the Bulldogs to their first regular season SEC championship in basketball in 1990. The LSU game in Athens come from behind by 20 points is still the best game ever. Alec Kessler was a cool cat for Bulldog. His number 33 should be retired up there with Dominique. Go Dogs!!
EDDIE DAVIS
January 26th, 2011
4:01 am
I NOTICED THAT FRAN T. DIDN’T MAKE THE LIST. SERVES YOU RIGHT FRAN! THAT WAS NOT COOL HOW YOU BASHED M. RICHT AND OUR BELOVED BULLDOG FOOTBALL PROGRAM. WHAT KIND OF BULLDOG ARE YOU FRAN? JERK!!!!
Nub
January 26th, 2011
6:15 am
Garrison Hurst was very cool…. !!! And Fran the man should be included …. As for all of you that have gone after Fran ….. This is America … The land of Free speech and not China…. Whether you agree or disagree with his opinion at least he has the moxy to s
Jim 007
January 26th, 2011
6:17 am
Erk Russell !
Nub
January 26th, 2011
6:21 am
Let me remind you that our # 1 rival without a shadow of a doubt is Florida and over the last ten yrs we have one twice ….. There is no excusing that!!!!!
Spike
January 26th, 2011
6:26 am
Scott Woerner, Coach Mike, Mo Mass, Erk, Gordon Beckham, Buck Belue.. I’m just getting warmed up!!
Satillaron
January 26th, 2011
6:58 am
Jack Davis
joey
January 26th, 2011
7:17 am
Pollack!
hop
January 26th, 2011
7:34 am
it shows how stupid some of the dawg fans are including bill for not including fran tarkenton on the list.
fran is one of the top fifty players ever to play in the nfl. that is higher than any other former dawg.
he is in both the college and pro football hall of fame,only charley trippi has accomplish that goal as a former dawg.
he is an very sharp businessman who appears on fox business and other business programs.
fran is tired of seeing other sec schools win national championships and georgia continue to be a middle of the road SEC program at best and yes he called out mark richt and he had the guts to do so ,while many other former dawg players feel the very same way,but fran had the guts to say it.
and to dawglex, fran tarkenton could care less what you think or any other lame georgia fan thinks about his candid view of the losing georgia program that we have today.
Red Lawson
January 26th, 2011
7:52 am
Billy Rado
Savannah Dawg
January 26th, 2011
7:55 am
Buck Belue! No finer fellow out there!
Spike
January 26th, 2011
8:18 am
Dean Tate.
SOS Dawg
January 26th, 2011
8:33 am
Fran Tarkenton…… This guy has guts and isnt a wimp like many here on this blog.
Lilly and Edith
January 26th, 2011
8:35 am
Herman Archieeeeeeeee !
Tampa Dawg
January 26th, 2011
8:55 am
How could you leave out Reggie Ball!! HAHAHA
marinedawg
January 26th, 2011
9:02 am
how about Sinkwich.No cant go with Sir Francis he was a sleazy businessman
milledgeville dawg
January 26th, 2011
9:05 am
David Pollack cool? No he was a nerd. How can you leave out Kevin Butler.
goldwreck
January 26th, 2011
9:15 am
I’m glad to see the names from generations past like Smaha,Sapp,Stanfill,Scott,etc but how could Craig “Sky”
Hertwig be overlooked.He’s probably better known for
the 5TH Quarter or what had to be a record numer of
holding penalties when playing for the Detroit Lions on
Thanksgiving Day but he was proud to be a Dawg.
Tony nicholson
January 26th, 2011
9:37 am
Fran has done little to support since he finished their except to gain notiriety for himself .
Tony nicholson
January 26th, 2011
9:37 am
Enter your comments here
dawgfan
January 26th, 2011
9:50 am
LMAO @ Matt Stinchcomb making this list. A DGD and a swell guy, but cool? LMAO. Just LMAO.
Scott
January 26th, 2011
9:56 am
Manuel Diaz
DawginLex
January 26th, 2011
10:07 am
Mark richt?
Mountain Dog
January 26th, 2011
10:13 am
Very impressive group and gives us reason to be proud of our history, There are so many that our first Hisman winner, Fireball Frankie Sinkwitch could be left out, We need to remember Johnny Carson end, who made it bigger in the NFL than anyone until Fran came along. And do not forget Zeak Brat.. and my favorite,Bob Taylor. I daydream thoughts of Tayler sweeps. Lastly, the General, George Patton and his sidekick from Cairo, Bill Standfill. Thinking about these guys and what they did is a welcome diversion from worrying about our current bad situation in Athens,
Buck Blew
January 26th, 2011
10:26 am
Easy….I am.
tuck fech
January 26th, 2011
10:39 am
i’m not upset with fran tarkenton at all. i’m glad that someone in a position to have his voice heard finally stepped up and spoke out against a criminally mediocre football program being coached by a man earning about $3Million a year. for this program to be as bad as it has been over the past five seasons is inexcusable. kudos to fran for having a pair and saying what needed to be said. go dawgs!
Albanydog
January 26th, 2011
10:48 am
You have obviously forgotten Bill Stanfill. Probably the best defensive end to play at UGA. All Pro with the Miami Dolphins. But my favorite is that he is the main reason Steve Spurrier hates UGA to this day for the way Stanfill kept Spurrier on his butt the entire game when Florida played Georgia in 1967. Spurrier got the Heisman that year but Stanfill didn’t vote for him.
Fort Worth Dawg
January 26th, 2011
10:53 am
Spec Towns immediately came to mind. Trippi and Sinkwich, especially since they played offense & defense. Kevin Butler, and even if only for the Clemson Kick. Add James Banks to Terry Fair and Verne Fleming. Katrina McClain. Probably a lot of men’s and women’s golfers, swimmers, etc. that were never in high-profile sports that are equally cool.
William Ramsey
January 26th, 2011
12:27 pm
Dr. Danny Birchmore! Legendary Georgia tennis player who chose medicine over a professional tennis career.
Carlton
January 26th, 2011
12:36 pm
BIll King is still the coolest. He holds the UGA record for most doughnuts and bacon eaten in the same sitting
warlaw
January 26th, 2011
11:52 pm
I’m sure there are many good candidates, but a few who stick out as worthy of consideration include:
1. Len Hauss – Fullback and Center for UGA from 1960-64 went on to Washington Redskins and at least 4 Pro-Bowls at Center. One of best ever.
2. Big Jim Mitchell – Nasty Tackle who later played with distinction for SF 49′ers.
3. David Pollock…of course, for obvious reasons.
4. Don Leeburn…great player, but even greater contribution as Bulldog supporter, Chairman of Ga. Board of Regents, CEO of Georgia Crown…hey the man who brings the booze gets in the game, doesn’t he.
5. Matthew Stafford…how many number one NFL picks has UGA had. Two…more?. Herschel & Stafford come to mind.
Food for thought. Great article BTW.
b
January 27th, 2011
10:03 am
Alec Kessler-greatest uga student athlete-ever.
Gordon Beckham
St. Clarkston
January 27th, 2011
11:39 am
Hines Ward. Everyone knew Hershel and Champ had tons of talent but who would
have thought that Hines would play three different positions in college, deliver the
most devestating block in the 97 UGA/UF game to secure the win and make it to
the pros. Ok, so he hasn’t done much in the pro’s (tongue in cheek) but he is my
favorite Dawg NOT from Johnson County.
Norman Carter
January 27th, 2011
11:58 am
Michael Pernfors, two time NCAA tennis champion