Overview
The play-by-play account of the best Georgia Bulldogs moments
In a series that explores the logic-defying comebacks and tough losses, the dramatic interceptions, fumbles, game-winning field goals, and touchdowns that shape a fan’s greatest memories of their beloved team, this book does not disappoint as the ultimate collector’s item for Bulldogs fans. It chronicles the most famous moments in the University of Georgia’s football history, including the “onside kick†against Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl in 1981, David Pollack's strip of the football against South Carolina in 2002, Belue-to-Scott for 93 yards to defeat rival Florida, Fran Tarkenton's fourth down touchdown pass in 1959, and “excessive celebration†in 2007. The descriptions of each play are accompanied with game information and quotes from participants, players, and observers with firsthand accounts.
Author Biography
Patrick Garbin is a sportswriter who has been published online and in local newspapers and magazines. He is the author of "Then Vince Said to Herschel..." and About Them Dawgs!. He has previously worked at FanStop.com and CNN Sports Illustrated and CNN Sports. He lives in Snellville, Georgia. Charley Trippi is a former halfback and quarterback for the Chicago Cardinals, now known as the Arizona Cardinals, of the National Football League. He is an inductee of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. As a student at the University of Georgia, he was a two-time All-American selection, the Most Valuable Player in the 1943 Rose Bowl, recipient of the Maxwell Award, and played during a national championship season. He lives in Athens, Georgia.