Tag: vince dooley uga

Photos: Vince Dooley throughout the years

Take a trip down memory lane and look at some of the top photos of legendary UGA football coach Vince Dooley

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.

Georgia fotoball’s Dan Lanning among Broyles Award finalists

UGA defensive coordinator Dan Lanning is a finalist for the Broyles Award, which is given annually to the top assistant coach in the country

Georgia’s defense has been spectacular this season. The Dawgs have only given up one rushing touchdown on the season. A big part of that is because UGA defensive coordinator Dan Lanning has been an elite coordinator. Lanning has put the Dawgs in position to have three shutouts on the season. He’s among the finalists for the Broyles Award, which is give to the best assistant coach in the nation.

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart won the award with the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2009. Brian VanGorder, the current defensive coordinator for Bowling Green, won the award at UGA in 2003. Georgia legend Vince Dooley is on the award’s selection committee. Here’s the NCAA’s Broyles Award finalists:

LSU’s Joe Brady is the favorite to win the award. Brady transformed LSU’s offense into a monster seemingly overnight. If Lanning’s defense can shut down Joe Burrow and LSU’s offense, then Lanning may have a legitimate chance to win the award.

Each coordinator that’s a finalist will play in a conference championship game this weekend. The award is far from decided. In fact, a standout performance could propel any of these excellent assistant coaches to win the Broyles Award and possibly make the College Football Playoff. Each will be potential head coach candidates for places like Missouri and Arkansas.

[lawrence-auto-related count=1]