Georgia Bulldogs former coach and athletic director Vince Dooley passed away on Oct. 28, 2022. Dooley helped the University of Georgia win a national championship in 1980. He remained heavily involved with the university following his coaching days.
Dooley played college football at Auburn from 1951-1953. Dooley served in the United States Marine Corps before becoming a football coach. He was an assistant at Auburn from 1956-1963. He coached at Georgia from 1964-1988.
The Georgia football coaching legend is the winningest coach in school history. Dooley won 201 football games during his career with the Bulldogs. He finished with a career record of 201-77-10. Dooley won six SEC championships.
Vince Dooley worked as the athletic director at Georgia from 1979-2004. Can you imagine serving as athletic director and football coach these days? That just doesn’t happen anymore.
Dooley’s impact on Georgia was so profound that the Bulldogs named Sanford Stadium’s field “Dooley Field” after the legendary coach. UGA and Bulldog nation is glad it named the field after Dooley in 2019, so he could celebrate the honor. Additionally, Dooley got to finally see Georgia win another national title in 2021.
Let’s take a trip down memory lane and look back at some of the best pictures of Vince Dooley throughout the years.