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Volume XXXV • The offi cial newsletter of the University of Georgia Football Lettermen’s Club

THE HUDDLEFall 2011

Georgia Football Lettermen’s ClubOffi cers and Board of Trustees

2011Offi cersPresident Mack H. Guest, IIIVice President Andy JohnsonSecretary-Treasurer Mark Hodge

Executive CommitteeCLASS OF 2011 Ed Allen Jack Davis Tim Morrison Bruce Wimberley Chris Hammond

CLASS OF 2012 James Brown Dick Conn Leo Costa Billy Slaughter Terry Osbolt Des Williams Brannan Southerland

CLASS OF 2013 John Lastinger George Patton Mixon Robinson Jim Baker Bruce Sills David Dukes

CLASS OF 2014 Mixon Robinson Tony Cushenberry Robert Honeycutt Steve Greer Keith Harris Bill Saye Burt Jones

Ex-Offi cio Members Vince Dooley Greg McGarity

February 2-4, 2012Frostbite Tournament

Jekyll Island Club

April 11, 2012Board Meeting

UGA Lettermen’s Club

April 12, 201223rd Annual Vince Dooley Open

UGA Football Spring Awards BanquetAthens Country Club

April 13, 201223rd Annual Hartman-Dukes Classic

Athens Country Club

Circle of HonorTate Center

April 14, 2012 Wally’s Boys Breakfast

Alumni Flag Football GameG-Day Game

Sanford Stadium

August 18, 2012Board Meeting

UGA Lettermen’s Club

Important Dates to Remember

DO WEHAVE YOUR

EMAIL ADDRESS?

Dear Lettermen, The University of Georgia Football Lettermen’s Club continues to do very well. The “Ole Faithful Dawg” award winner this year was Mr. Claude Williams who is most deserving of the honor and joins an elite group of men. The tailgate continues to be well received and enjoyed by all. A special thank you to Chairman Jim Baker and his chefs.

As the 2011 season comes to a close, let us continue to support all our activities and get ready for the 2012 year. Congratulations to Coach Mark Richt and the Bulldogs for their win over Florida. We wish them well in November and in the bowl game. Have a Happy Holiday Season.

Sincerely,

Mack H. Guest, IIIPresident

Letter From the President

2011 Lettermen’s Tailgate & Reunion2011 Lettermen’s

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2011 Lettermen’s Tailgate & Reunion Tailgate & Reunion

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DO WE HAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS?

First Name:Middle Name:Last Name:

Physical Address:

City: State: Zip:

Home phone:Mobile phone:E-mail:

Preferred Method of Contact (please choose one)❑ Mail ❑ Phone ❑ E-mail

Year(s) Lettered at UGA:

Total Number of Plots Requested:

Plot Numbers:(listed on landscape plan at www.bulldoghaven.org)

Number of Plots Requested: x $1,500 = (total)

MAIL CHECKS AND CORRESPONDENCE TO:BULLDOG HAVEN

C/O MACK H. GUEST, III1070 LAKE WELLBROOK DRIVE, ATHENS, GA 30606

[email protected]

LETTERMAN INFORMATION

As UGA football lettermen, we take immense pride in the University of Georgia and its traditions. To continue the University’s exceptional heritage, the UGA Football Lettermen’s Club has started a new tradition among those for who UGA has been more than an alma mater, but a way of life.

Bulldog Haven is a designated section of the historic Oconee Hill Cemetery that is open exclusively to UGA football letter-men, their spouses and families. Located ad-jacent to Sanford Sta-dium, Bulldog Haven offers a unique rest-ing place in the heart of the University of Georgia campus. This is Athens’ only cemetery desig-nated to honor and celebrate the lives of UGA football lettermen. We invite you to con-sider supporting Bulldog Haven by deciding now to invest in a plot for yourself and

your loved ones. Bulldog Haven is a non-profi t venture that

will support the maintenance and restoration of his-toric Oconee Hill Cemetery. In addition to the note-worthy University of Georgia personalities interred there, Oconee Hill Cemetery is also the resting place of many important fi gures in Georgia’s history. Private tours of Bulldog Haven are available by calling Sexton Brian Adler at 706.543.6262.

www.bulldoghaven.org

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1971 Reunion On September 16, 2011, the Class of 1971 held their 40th year reunion at the Athens Country Club. They enjoyed a great night of catching up with one another and reminiscing about their days at UGA.

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Running With the Bulldogs and the Bullsby Jeff Lewis

A happy accident of geography provided a good excuse for former Georgia lettermen Frank Ros, Richard Tardits, and Jeff Lewis to tour the Pyrenees Mountains by motorcycle and take part in the famous tradition of running with the bulls in Spain. Ros, who lettered from 1977-80 and served as team captain of the national championship team, is a native of Barcelona, Spain. Tardits, a native of Biarrits, France, starred for the Bulldogs from 1985-88. Barcelona and Biarritz are the diagonally opposed ends of the Pyrenees Mountains, which form the border between Spain and France. Lewis, a native of Chamblee, GA, who lettered from 1975-77, planned the tour and off they went along with friend Brian Conlon.

Renting Honda Goldwing 1800 motorcycles, we kicked off by visiting Frank’s mother, Pilar, and her husband, Pere, in Barcelona. After a delicious luncheon at the scenic “Swiss Catalonia” mountain restaurant of St. Bernat, we headed up the Mediterranean coastline (“Costa Brava”) before turning westward through Girona and up into the mountains. Sticking to two-lane highways, in order to enjoy the best of the beautiful scenery, we covered approximately 150-200 miles per day, with much pleasant interaction with the friendly locals, along with great enjoyment of the food and wines.

A typical day would fi nd us sleeping late, then Frank, Richard, and Brian going our for a morning run, while I slept later and then planned the day’s route. We would then enjoy a leisurely breakfast, pack the gear, and head off to the day’s adventures.

Lunch would typically follow two or three hours of riding. Often times, we discussed our days as Bulldogs footballers along with news about our families, or politics, or our work (Frank is a Vice President of Coca-Cola, I am an attorney with Arnall, Golden, & Gregory, Richard a real estate developer with his own company in France, and Brian the president of Inland Real Estate.) After lunch, we would ride another two or three hours before fi nding a hotel for the evening. As is typical in this region, dinner would not begin until 9:00 p.m. and end around 11:00 p.m.

Scenic areas covered on the initial stretch included Olot, the ski resort at La Molina, Andorra (a tiny principality), and the route through Pont de Suert on the N260 highway. At the halfway point, we stopped for two days at Richard’s golf course

development in Bagneres de Bigorre, where Frank and Brian joined Richard in a golf tournament with many of Richard’s former rugby teammates. From there, we headed south the “Yosemite Valley” of France, the Cirque de Gavarnie. The long hike into the falls reminded Frank and I of “two-a-days” in August in the Athens heat, but was well worth the hard work for the cooling mist at the bottom of the falls, which are hundreds of meters high.

Continuing on a westward track, we landed in Biarritz, Richard’s home, where we ate and drank like kings thanks to the warm generosity of the Tardits family. Having swum in the moonlight in the Mediterranean at Saint Feliu, Spain, late in June, the intrepid group then bobbed in the Atlantic early in July, under the warm French sun of the Bay Biscay.

Realizing that only one event could make this wonderful vacation complete, and with inspiration from Ernest Hemingway, we then headed south to Pamplona, Spain, for the festival of San Fermin. Enjoying the hospitality of Big Canoe accountant Steve Langway and his family (who have a summer home nearby), we took in a bull fi ght and the next morning joined the festival crowd by running with the bulls.

Richard proved to be the defensive signal caller for this football game, instructing the Bulldog runners to begin at the front of the pack, closest to the bulls, so as to be better able to get out of their way as they ran the half mile course to the bull ring. The pack of bulls charged by without any harm to us, but then one bull pulled a “trick play,” reversing his fi eld and running back through the crowd to the original line of scrimmage. This caused some scrambling by our team, including by audible of

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dangling from a handrail only a few feet away from the bull’s horns, but the bull got turned around and headed back toward the bull ring, without any of us suffering any injuries.

Following the close scrape with the bulls, we rode back to Barcelona to drop off the motorcycles and fl y home. The crew rode several of the passes used by the Tour de France over the peaks of the Pyrenees, including Col d’ Aubisque (where we survived a hailstorm) and the Col d’ Tourmalet. On those long, steep climbs, we were happy we weren’t pedaling. Some of the most beautiful countryside was on the route from Ste-Engrace to Larrau, through St. Sauveur, and up to St-Jean-Pied-de-Port, along roads D113-D26-D19-F18, where lush green mountain peaks on one side, and raging trout streams on the other, framed the winding highway.

We all agreed that this was probably the best vacation ever without wives (Jan Ros, Joanna Tardits, Kathleen Lewis, and Gina Conlon, who eagerly stayed home), as every aspect of the trip exceeded our expectations; the camaraderie, the scenery, the friendliness of the locals, the weather, the food and wine, the performance of the motorcycles, and especially the running of the bulls. It was especially helpful that Frank (Catalonian, Spanish) and Richard (Basque, French, and Spanish) had all the languages covered. Thus, stopping and asking directions was never a problem. We are also thankful to Joe Tereshinski (1972-76, now the Bulldog conditioning boss), who took us on a springtime training ride, from Athens down to Madison and back, with his Harley Davidson.

Until our next adventure, we’ll sign off with “Au revoir, mes amis.”

Jack and Joy DavisLettermen’s Gate

Jack and Joy Davis continue to give back to the University of Georgia and Athletic Department which has had such a tremendous impact on their success on and off the fi eld. Both of their children have graduated from the University of Georgia and their grandchildren will have the opportunity as well. Jack was a football letterman and offensive captain on the 1966 Cotton Bowl team as well as a letterman in wrestling at the University. He also led the “G” Club for fi ve years as president. Please thank Jack and Joy Davis for their continued support of the University of Georgia.

Pictured: Henry Couch, Chuck Couch, Joy Davis, Jack Davis, Jack Couch, Julie Couch, Janet Davis, and Sarah Beth Couch

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DO WE HAVEYOUR EMAIL

ADDRESS?2011 Ole Faithful Dawg

Claude Williams

On September 17, 2011, the Georgia Football Lettermen’s Club was pleased to recognize Claude Williams as the 2011 Ole Faithful Dawg. The presentation took place at halftime of the UGA vs. Coastal Carolina football game. The Ole Faithful Dawg Award is given by the Georgia Football Lettermen’s Club to an individual who is not a football lettermen but who has been a loyal and dedicated supporter of the Bulldog football team throughout their time.

Claude Williams was born a Georgia Bulldog. He shared this story about his birth. “My father was a big Bulldog fan. We lived in Tifton, GA and my mother was expecting my birth on the day of the UGA vs. Auburn game in Columbus on Saturday, November 4, 1922. She told my father to go to the game. I was born on Sunday, November 5, 1922 at 2:00 AM following my father’s trip to the game.”

Claude Williams attended his fi rst UGA game in 1932 at the age of nine years old. From 1947 to the mid 2000’s, he attended most of the UGA games- home and away. Williams recently spoke of his favorite memories of Georgia Football. One of them was beating Tech 42-0 in 1942. He states, “After losing to Auburn the previous week, the win over Tech put UGA in the Rose Bowl on January 1, 1943.” UGA won over UCLA 9-0 as Frank Sinkwich and Charlie Trippi lead the way.

Claude Williams was the founder of Athens Newspapers Inc. which owned The Banner Herald and The Athens Daily News. Williams hired famed columnist Lewis Grizzard as a sports writer in the 1960’s which covered the early Dooley era. The newspaper also originated Harry Dog, the famed cartoon fi gure cheerleader. Williams was also a cofounder of Radio Station WRFC, the fl agship broadcaster of UGA football games, which has relayed the live broadcast to other radio stations since the 1940’s.

Over the years Williams has been closely involved with the Sanford Stadium Improvement Committee which steered the step-by-step growth of our iconic facility into what it is today. He was an advisor to Coach Bill Hartman and the Georgia Student Education Fund which placed a fi rm foundation under UGA Athletics over the years.

Claude Williams has been very generous with his abilities, time, and contributions over the years and received a unanimous decision to be chosen as the 2011 Ole Faithful Dawg.

Jimmy Payne Hardship Fund

The Jimmy Payne Football Lettermen’s Hardship Fund has been established by the Georgia Football Lettermen’s Club for the purpose of providing fi nancial assistance to needy football lettermen who fi nd themselves under hardship conditions. Recently, the Jimmy Payne Hardship Fund assisted Steve Farnsworth. We wish Steve a speedy recovery. For an application, please visit our website- www.ugalettermensclub.com.

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“Ole Faithful Dawg”Award Recipients

2011 Claude Williams Athens, GA

2010 Jack Davis St. Simons Island, GA

2009 Lewis Gainey Athens, GA

2008 Tom Murphy Atlanta, GA

2007 Dick Copas Athens, GA

2006 Aaron Cohn Columbus, GA Richard Hecht Columbus, GA

2005 Judd Farr Greenville, SC

2003 Dan Whitmire Atlanta, GA

2002 Lamar T. Wansley Athens, GA

2001 Candler Meadors Athens, GA

1999 John Terrell Athens, GA

1998 Bill Bruckner Atlanta, GA

1997 Bogger Selley Albany, GA

1996 Herschel Scott Monroe, GA

In Memoriam

Let us not forget the recent deathsof our lettermen.

These men loved the game of footballand all that it had to offer.

Herb St. John

Charlton Veazey

Send a MemorialYou can send a memorial gift to the Georgia Football Lettermen’s Club in memory or in honor of a loved one. This is a special way to honor those people who you loved. Gifts can be sent to 1070 Lake Wellbrook Drive Athens, GA 30606. For more information, please contact Sally at [email protected]. Thank you to those people who have taken part in this opportunity.

Mack H. Guest, III in memory of Jim PyburnMack H. Guest, III in memory of Charlton Veazey

Next year, we will be making reservations at the Holiday Inn in Athens. Please call (706) 354-6400 and ask for the “GFL” group code to obtain the special rates and to be sure your reservation gets in the assigned block of rooms. The room rate will be $89.00 per night. The cut off date for making reservations is April 7th or until all available rooms have been fi lled. The dates for the tour-naments are April 12, 2012 and April 13, 2012. The tournaments will be held at the Athens Country Club. This is a change from the past few years so be sure to make a note of it.

23rd Annual Vince Dooley Open and Hartman-Dukes Classic

2012 FrostbiteGolf Tournament

The 2012 Frostbite Tournament will again be held at the Jekyll Island Club. The dates for the tournament are February 2- 4, 2012. Be sure to call the Jekyll Island Club Hotel at 912-635-2600 to make your reservations. If you have any questions, call Hawg Hammond at (229)392-4406.

2012 Georgia Football Letterman’s Club Directory

Advertising Packages will be available for the “2012 Georgia Football Lettermen’s Club Directory”.

This will be a great opportunity to support our club aswell as promote your Company among our lettermen.

Please contact Skip James at [email protected]

or call (706) 988-3161 for questions.

Send us your ad and make checks payable to the Georgia Football Lettermen’s Club and mail to

1070 Lake Wellbrook Drive, Athens, Georgia 30606.

Packages:$500 – Full Page$250 – Half Page

$125 – Quarter Page$75 – Business Card

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Lettermen News2008: Bo Fowler and his wife, Angie, are proud to announce the birth of their fi rst child, Robert Durham Fowler Jr. He was born at St. Mary’s Hospital in Athens on August 1, 2011 at 12:17 pm. Durham weighed 7 lbs 6 oz and was 21 inches long. Email: [email protected]

2007: Thomas Flowers is currently working as an insurance broker. He has been in the business of insurance since 2011. He distributes life, home, auto, and renter’s insurance. He is located in the downtown Atlanta area and loves working in the insurance industry just for the simple fact that the people love doing business with a former DAWG. Email: Thomas.fl [email protected]

2006: Marquis Elmore became engaged on July 24, 2011. The wedding is set for June 17, 2012. Email: [email protected]

2005: Ryan Stone and his wife, Blair Hamilton Stone, welcomed the birth of their fi rst child, Emrie Grace Stone on June 15, 2011. Emrie weighed 7 lbs 15 oz and just over 20 inches long. The birth of Emrie increases the number of Georgia Bulldawgs in the state of Florida, which is a win every day. Emrie is the fi rst grand child of Craig and Jennifer Stone of Loganville, GA (UGA letterman and alumni 1981) and Whit and Toni Hamilton of Duluth, GA.

Email: [email protected]

2002: Brett Kirouac and his wife, Jennifer, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Nicolas Michael Kirouac, born June 23, 2011. He weighed 7lbs 2 oz and was 21 inches long.


2001: Randall Kendrick and his wife, Stacy, are proud to announce the birth of their second child, Bennett James Kendrick. Bennett was born on October 17, 2011 and weighed 7 lbs 12 oz. He is doing wonderful and big sister, Palmer (2), is excited to have her baby brother here. Email: [email protected]

1999: Brad Register and his wife celebrated the birth of their fi rst baby girl, Quinn Kailyn Register, who was born on September 30, 2011.


1997: Karen Straub Stanton and her husband, Nate, are expecting their third child next February. Their other two children are Ezra (4) and Kalynn (2).


1995: Paul Taylor is excited to celebrate the anniversary of the church he planted in 2007- Rivers Crossing Community Church. A part of the Growing Healthy Churches Network where Paul serves as the Midwest Director of Church Planting, Rivers Crossing embarked on a journey in the fall of 2011 called the Bold Faith Campaign (www.boldfaithcampaign.com). This campaign will expand their ministries through acquiring a permanent facility, starting their second campus, and supporting church planting in Guatemala. Email: [email protected]

1992: Donnie Maib was recently promoted to Head Strength Coach for Olympic Sports at Texas! This is a super exciting time for him and for Texas. They will soon be building a new weight room for the Olympic sports which he will help to design and oversee! The promotion happened in May of 2011.


1983: Jody Tanner accepted a sales job at New World Graphics, an Athens based screen print and embroidery company on August 8, 2011. New World Graphics offers collegiate licensed products for over 72 southern and mid south western universities, and they service the school, collegiate, and corporate uniform market. Email: [email protected] 1982: Chris McCarthy is proud to announce the graduation of his daughter, Gina Marguriet, from The School of Veterinary Medicine at UGA in May of 2011. She graduated in the top 10% of her class and is now a practicing Veterinarian at Paces Ferry Veterinary Clinic in Vinings, GA. Email address: [email protected]: Craig Stone’s son, Seth, graduated from Columbia International University with a double degree in Bible and Music and will be employed as the Minister to Students at Annistown Road Baptist Church in Snellville, GA. Email: [email protected]

1981: Joe Creamons changed jobs in March of 2011 joining Capital One Equipment Leasing and Finance. They are a commercial


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equipment lender serving all industries for your equipment fi nance or leasing needs. Email: [email protected]

1980: Hugh Nall’s daughter, Smith, and her husband, Bob Wilson, now live in Gainesville, GA. Smith is a prosecuting attorney in the Hall County Solicitors Offi ce. Hugh’s son, Candler, just graduated from Georgia Southern University and is working for Wil-Mil Farms in Leesburg, GA. Hugh’s youngest daughter, Mary Ashton, is a sophomore at Ole Miss and is running track for the Rebels. Hugh and wife, Sandra, now live in Leesburg, GA.


1978: Phil Aaron’s daughter, Harley Savannah Aaron, placed 1st in Bars at the Georgia State AAU Gymnastics meet and placed 3rd at Nationals at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando. She is an AAU Gymnastics All American.


1975: Paul DeMersseman and his wife, Sue, are proud to announce that their oldest daughter, Claire, gave birth to their fi rst grandchild, Amelia Blakely Grigsby, on June 13, 2011. Amelia is the daughter of Claire and Tyler Grigsby. Amelia was born in Alabama and lives in Marianna, FL, but she is a Bulldog! Claire is the general manager of a Zaxby’s that is owned by Paul and his brother. Tyler is ambitiously working with both Marriott Corporation and AT&T. Their second child, Kim, graduated from UGA and is fully employed at Athens First Bank and Trust. Their son, Robert, is working hard to become a teacher. Their youngest child, Dustin, loves 6th grade and is Captain of his travel baseball team. They are truly blessed.


1972: Robert Honeycutt’s son, Navy Seal Stroud Honeycutt, returned from his fourth combat deployment on October 6, 2011. A special thanks from Paula and Robert to all that offered their thoughts and prayers! Also, Robert and Paula are thrilled to announce the birth of their second grandchild, Allman Wyatt Honeycutt, a bouncing 8 lbs 6 oz baby boy who was born on November 1st. The proud parents are Stroud and Meah Honeycutt who reside in Norfolk, VA. Email: [email protected]

1972: Buzz Rosenberg’s son, Evan Rosenberg, recently opened a bar in Athens called “The Silver Dollar”. The bar has the biggest outdoor patio in Downtown Athens and several large TVs to enjoy sporting events. The Silver Dollar is located at 262 College Avenue (The corner of College Ave. and Washington). All UGA lettermen are invited to come by and say hello. Drinks to all lettermen will be half price. Email: [email protected]

1970: Jim Massey’s wife, Madelyn, just retired after a career as a Reference Librarian at Dickinson College, Penn State, and Harrisburg Area Community College. Jim and Madelyn had a wonderful 14 day Holland America Cruise this past summer to Alaska. Also, their oldest son, Jim, just became engaged. Email: [email protected]

1970: Buck Swindle has written a memoir entitled, Walk Ons Are Welcome. The book is an eight year project and refl ects many experiences as a Georgia Bulldog in the late 60’s and early 70’s. Chris Martin, Loran Smith’s son-in-law, has published the book through his company, Five Points Publishing, and it is available as of November 1st. Buck will donate the proceeds for the sales of the book to three Christian mission outreach programs that he has been involved in both on a local and international level. Email: [email protected]

1969: Jim McCullough’s daughter, Candace, was married on August 13, 2011 in Atlanta, GA. She is a Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Georgia. Brook Whitmire announced (recorded) the wedding party at the reception. Her wedding colors were red, black, and white.


1962: John McEachern was inducted into the Tallahassee Sports Hall of Fame this September. He played at Leon High School.Email: [email protected]

1959: Bobby Towns was recently elected Vice President General - International District of the National Society Sons of the American Revolution. Bobby was also selected as Honorary Captain for the Coastal Carolina game. On Friday evening before the game, Bobby had the privilege of speaking to the team and issued a challenge to fi nish out the season undefeated, just as the 1959 team did after a loss to South Carolina. So far, so good! (thru Vanderbilt!)


1958: Cicero Lucas is a happy camper!! He has two grandchildren at UGA this year. Lindsey Ingle, a junior in the Terry Business School, who is double majoring in Spanish and Marketing. Cicero Gordon Lucas V, a sophomore in the honors program, majoring in fi nance. Email: [email protected]

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Lost Lettermen

Brian Michael AndersonAbb Woolridge Ansley, IIIJoseph Scot ArmstrongRodney “Boss” BaileyPhillip Todd BentonIlya BerryTerreal Michael BeirriaAlan Steven BishopGregory B. BlueClinton Andrew BolingGary Michael BowenCollin BrandonReggie BrownThomas BrownDeCory BryantQuincy CarterSteve Arthur ChamberlinCharlie Fitsgerald ClemonsNicolas Deantoni ClemonsAnthony W. ClincyDaniel Ray CrispVance Ervin CuffD.R. DiltsFrancis DipietroDale Lavon DixsonStanley M. DooleyKeith D. DraytonKenneth Dewayne DriskellBenjamin Taylor DukesJoseph DupreeRobert P. DurandRobert L. EdwardsTerrence Jermaine EdwardsFreddy Farah, Sr.Jason O. Ferguson

Anthony Thomas FlackPeter Merrifi el FordWilliam ForehandAlbert J. FrancisRaymond Morgan FulcherDarryl Rashad GambleRay D. GantThomas L. GarrettCleveland Edward GaryOlandis C. GaryDavid Dawayne GraceJoe GraffHa’San Arron GrahamOrantes Laquay GrantDejuan Javer GreenRobert Sidney GreerRonnie Maurice HarrellBenjamin Carter HarrisKevin Randall HartmanAkeem Jovan HebronJamie HendersonCharles Andrew HoganAlbert H. HollisRobert HopeTracy Lamar HuzzieBertrand Franklin JacksonWillie K. JacksonDavid L. JenkinsJonas Duran JenningsJerry R. JermanMichael JohnsonRodney JohnsonWayne JohnsonEarnest LambeBen Lee Lane

Emarlos Stanza LeroyArmin Robert LoveLarry L. MannElbert ManningArthur James MarshallKareem E. MarshallRicky McBrideJack McHughThomas B. McKinnonRandy Montez McMichaelWarner B. MillerTony James MiltonJesse MurrayPhilip Henry NixMario N. NolanCarrie NorrisKanon ParkmanTim ParksBrett J. PellockJermaine PhillipsLesley J. PickettJimmy PoulosKajara Limone RansonAmber Tamara ReedyDavid Furman RholetterPatrick John RinardGordon RobbinsJoe Wayne RobertsJulius Tyrone RobertsonCory Lamar RobinsonDurell RobinsonEric W. RobinsonRonald William RogersWalter RouseHazen Heyward Sadler

Kenneth SimsAndre SmithJames Milton SmithMarcus L. SmithMatt Jarmaine SmithQuinton SmithTerin Sebastain SmithJeffery Allen StephensKirby Lanier StewartTravis Mandel StroudRicky StylesJohnathan L. Sullivan C. B. TateMichael Renai TaylorNathaniel TaylorLemonte Donzell TellisChristopher A. TerryAndrew Odell ThompsonHorace Van ThompsonRalph Cecil ThompsonRobert C. Van BurenMichael Arthur WallaceTimothy Leon WansleyJames Edward WarnerHerbert WatkinsBennie Bernard WilliamsGregory Alan WilliamsGregory Steven WilliamsHenry WilliamsMichael W. Willis Duane Reagan WilsonWilliam C. WitherspoonBilly J. Worrell

Lost Lettermen! The following lettermen do not have a current address with us. If you have any information of their whereabouts, please contact Sally at [email protected] or mail information to 1070 Lake Wellbrook Drive, Athens, GA 30606. Thanks for your help!

Lettermen Contact Information

MOVING? CHANGE IN JOBS?? NEW EMAIL ADDRESS??? Please be sure to contact Sally Haugabook at [email protected] with any change in your contact information. It is important for us to have the current mailing address for you. Also if Sally does not have your email address, please send it to her. She periodically sends out emails concerning lettermen, tailgating, golf tournaments, and shirt sales. Thanks for your help!

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Circle of HonorCongratulations to Billy Payne (1966-68) who will be inducted into the Circle of Honor on Friday, April 12, 2012 at the Tate Center. The Circle of Honor is one of the school’s highest tributes paid to former athletes and coaches.

Georgia Sports Hall of FameCliff Kimsey was recently selected to be inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame that will take place on February 25, 2012 in Macon, GA. Cliff lettered from 1939-41 and is our oldest living lettermen. We are so very proud of you!

Georgia-Florida Hall of FameOn Friday, October 28, 2011, John Brantley and Bill Saye were inducted in the Georgia-Florida Hall of Fame in Jacksonville, FL. John was a linebacker for Coach Dooley and lettered from 1984-1987. Bill was linebacker for Coach Butts and lettered from 1951-53. Congratulations to the both of you!

Special RecognitionOn August 20, 2011, the Georgia Football Lettermen’s Club board of trustees recognized James Crawford- Toe Joe for his many years of service to the Georgia Football Lettermen’s Club. Toe Joe is now retired from the University of Georgia and we thank him for all that he has done for us over the years.

Jim Pyburn GatheringThis past May, several of our lettermen gathered after a memorial service for Coach Jim Pyburn.



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2011 Campaign UpdateLettermen, we need your help! Our goal of $30,000.00 is in reach. We have had 204 donors who have contributed $24,650.00 to our 2011 Annual Campaign. If you have not contributed, it is not too late. Just make your check payable to the Georgia Football Lettermen’s Club and mail to 1070 Lake Wellbrook Drive, Athens, GA 30606. Please remember that when you contribute $100.00 or more to the Georgia Football Lettermen’s Club, you will automatically receive a 200 point credit towards the William C. Hartman Jr. Fund for your 2012 ticket priority. Thank you to all of the lettermen who have already given. Your names are listed below:

Abram, JohnAdams, DonAlford, NealAllen, RobertArthur, MatthewBailey, SeanBakers, JimBarber, FredBeall, JeremiahBell, John T.Bell, RobertBerry, JarrettBlakewood, JamesBodine, AlvinBoshears, WillisBradley, RichardBrice, WilliamBrock, JoshuaBrown, JamesBruckner, WilliamBryan, MacBulloch, C.W.Cagle, JimCallaway, TimothyCasey, J.V.Chapman, TimothyClarke, Lee A.Clemens, RobertCloer, WilliamCole, BillCole, VirgilColley, WilliamCollier, SteveCollins, PatrickComfort, JosephConn, DickCosta, LeoCreamons, JosephCreech Sr, GlennCulpepper, KnoxCurington, JimCushenberry, TonyDaniel, LeeDarby, W.S.Darden, JoelDemersseman, PaulDuke, Jr., John H.Dukes, DavidDumbleton, KennethDye, NatExley, Jim

Faircloth, MacFincher, R.L.Fleming, RyanFord, ToddFoster, ClaytonFouch, EarlFranklin, NealGarrett, MichaelGhertner, AndrewGoolsby, BarryGreenway, CharlesGreer, MichaelGreer, StevenGriffi n, JohnGuest, III, Mack H.Guest, JudGurley, JohnGuthrie, CarltonHaley, WilliamHammond, ChrisHandmacher, PaulHansen, BrettHarber, WilliamHarmon, StephenHarper Jr., JamesHarris, KeithHauss, LeonardHawk, JacobHenderson, BillyHertwig, CraigHester, DennisHewatt, CarlyleHickey, JimHill, JackHodge, MarkHodgson, PatrickHoneycutt, RobertHorton, ChuckHudson, HarryIngle, WayneIngle, WayneIngram, JohnnyJackson, JeroneJackson, TimothyJacobs, WesJames, SkipJennings, JohnJohnson, AndyJohnson, JosephJones, BurtJones, Robert

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