- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Vince Dooley (b. 1932)
- Creator:
- Starrs, Chris
- Date of Original:
- 2004-08-09
- Subject:
- Football--Georgia--Athens
Georgia Bulldogs (Football team)
University of Georgia
Football coaches--Georgia--Athens
Dooley, Vince, 1932- - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Vince Dooley. In 1964 Dooley, at the age of thirty-one, was hired by athletic director Joel Eaves as head coach of the UGA football team and served in that position until 1988. Dooley succeeded Eaves as athletic director in 1979 and dedicated the next twenty-five years to Georgia Bulldog athletics until his contract was not renewed in a highly publicized power battle with university president Michael Adams in 2003. As a football coach, Dooley is among an august group of leaders (like Pennsylvania State University's legendary Joe Paterno) whose entire careers unfolded on one campus. As an athletic director, Dooley presided over numerous changes in the appearance of the UGA campus through the construction and expansion of its athletic facilities.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/sports-outdoor-recreation/vince-dooley-b-1932/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Vince Dooley (b. 1932)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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