Bettmann Archiveĭooley dominated that series during his coaching career, going 17-7-1 against the Gators.
Georgia coach Vince Dooley is carried off the field by his players after his Bulldogs beat Michigan State 34-27 in the 1989 Gator Bowl. 1 in the country, faces one of its biggest rivals, the Florida Gators, in the annual “Cocktail Party” game at Jacksonville, Florida. 19 at the age of 100.ĭooley’s death came just one day before Georgia, the defending national champion and ranked No. Hall of Famer Charlie Trippi, who starred at Georgia in the 1940s and went on to claim an NFL championship with the Chicago Cardinals, died Oct. Josh Brooks, the school’s current athletic director, said the big-money program he now guides “is what it is today because of Vince Dooley.”ĭooley was the second prominent member of Georgia’s storied football history to die in the past two weeks. The field at Sanford Stadium was dedicated in his honor during the 2019 football season. “Vince represented the University of Georgia and all of college football with tremendous integrity and class as both a coach and athletics director.”Īfter retiring from coaching, Dooley continued as the school’s AD, a job he held from 1979 until 2004. “Vince Dooley was one of my favorite people in the world,” Saban said. Icon Sportswire via Getty Imagesĭooley is the fourth-winningest coach in SEC history, trailing only Bear Bryant, Nick Saban and Steve Spurrier. Former Georgia Bulldogs head coach Vince Dooley is honored before the game between the Oregon Ducks and the Georgia Bulldogs on Sept. He was one of a kind with an unmatched love for UGA!” current Georgia coach Kirby Smart said. “Our family is heartbroken by the death of Coach Dooley. 15 game against Vanderbilt.ĭooley had a career record of 201-77-10 while coaching the Bulldogs from 1964 to 1988, a stretch that included six Southeastern Conference titles, 20 bowl games and just one losing season.
No cause of death was given.ĭooley was hospitalized this month for what was described as a mild case of COVID-19, but he pronounced himself fully recovered and ready to attend his regular book-signing session at the campus bookstore before an Oct. The school announced that Dooley died peacefully at his Athens home in the presence of his wife, Barbara, and their four children, including former Tennessee coach Derek Dooley. Georgia AD breaks silence on tragic crash after strip club revelationĪTLANTA - Vince Dooley, the football coach who carried himself like a professor and guided Georgia for a quarter-century of success that included the 1980 national championship, died Friday. New details emerge about vehicle in crash that killed Georgia football player National championship-winning quarterback arrested on public intoxication charge Video shows Georgia QB leaving detention center after public intoxication arrest
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