![]() 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. SC's Boston, LSU's Reese square off in undefeated seasonsĪfter retiring from coaching, Dooley continued as the school’s AD, a job he held from 1979 until 2004. ![]() ![]() 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. ATLANTA (AP) - 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.
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