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UGA releases some positive news: Vince Dooley has returned home from the hospital
Posted on 10/12/22 at 9:31 am
Posted on 10/12/22 at 9:31 am
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Reports of former head coach and athletic director Vince Dooley being hospitalized after a mild case of COVID-19 initially came out on Saturday, just before kickoff of the Georgia-Auburn game.
The University of Georgia shared some positive news as the school announced that Dooley has returned home.
Dooley himself shared a statement that he will be ready to go for his usual book signing session ahead of Saturday’s game.
“I’m grateful for all the cards, text messages, emails, and calls as well as the prayers and concerns,” Dooley said. “But I’m ready to go Saturday.”
Dooley, 90, is Georgia’s all-time wins leader, having coached the Georgia football program from 1964 through the 1988 season. He also served as the school’s athletic director from 1979 through 2004.
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Posted on 10/12/22 at 9:36 am to paperwasp
That is great news!
Posted on 10/12/22 at 9:43 am to Hback
For some of our younger posters:
A true southern gentleman through-and-through.
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Dooley grew up in Mobile, Alabama and attended McGill. He also served as an infantry officer in the United States Marine Corps.
He's a graduate of Auburn, where he played football and later coached under Shug Jordan, before being hired as head coach at Georgia.
After the 1980 national championship season, Vince Dooley was offered the head coaching position at Auburn, encouraged by his former Auburn teammate and Alabama Governor Fob James. However, Dooley eventually declined the job, which went to Georgia alumnus Pat Dye.
A true southern gentleman through-and-through.
Posted on 10/12/22 at 9:49 am to paperwasp
Great news. Good man. Glad to hear. 
Posted on 10/12/22 at 9:56 am to paperwasp
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For some of our younger posters:
Thanks for sharing this quote.
I knew in a general sense who Vince was, but didn't know that he went to Auburn and that Dye went to Georgia.
That's some funny shite.
Posted on 10/12/22 at 10:16 am to paperwasp
One of the esteemed Paul Finebaum's first articles in the Birmingham Post-Herald was a front page story in Dec 1980 saying Dooley was returning to Auburn to replace Doug Barfield.
Posted on 10/12/22 at 10:22 am to paperwasp
That's great news - he's always been a class act.
Posted on 10/12/22 at 11:24 am to fanmeister
I am going to the game Saturday.I hope to get another autograph. I already have one of his books and a football signed. A true gentleman and DGD.
Posted on 10/12/22 at 11:26 am to paperwasp
He called me on the phone once (work related) in the late 90's when he was AD. What doesn't come across on TV does come across in person, he's "the smartest guy in the room" type, but an absolutely kind, thoughtful, generous person who treats everyone equal from the head coach to the janitor, not arrogant at all, always gracious. He almost ran for governor and would have won in a landslide but back then, having skeletons in the closet was a pretty big deal, unlike today. I'm glad to see that pic of him wearing the Run Herschel Run sticker.
You'll never meet someone who's met Dooley and walked away thinking "frick that guy, he's a dick".
You'll never meet someone who's met Dooley and walked away thinking "frick that guy, he's a dick".
This post was edited on 10/12/22 at 11:27 am
Posted on 10/12/22 at 11:27 am to paperwasp
I got an email at work with the subject "Vince Dooley" and my heart nearly stopped. I feared the worst. Fortunately, it's all good news. Glad to hear Vince is on the mend.
Posted on 10/12/22 at 11:44 am to Knowshon5Dolla
A coaching legend.
Posted on 10/12/22 at 11:47 am to I-59 Tiger
He was. He changed his mind.
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