Historic Photos of University of Georgia Football
On January 30, 1892, on a field adjacent a small university’s quadrangle, just behind its New College, a mascot—the university goat—was paraded before approximately 1,500 spectators. The goat was followed by students rooting "Rah, rah, rah, ta Georgia!” for the school’s newly established athletic team. Football was about to be introduced at the University of Georgia in a contest against Mercer College. It was the first football game in the deep South.
Through hundreds of spectacular photographs, Historic Photos of University of Georgia Football recounts the first nine decades of one of the most storied college football programs in the nation, beginning with its inception nearly 120 years ago. Relive Georgia football’s mostly peaks and some valleys through its 1980 season, when mascot Uga III patrolled the sidelines, fans in red and black shouted "Go You Silver Britches!” and everyone marveled "How ’Bout Them Dawgs?” as the Bulldogs captured their first undisputed national championship.
We earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.
Book details
- Text by
- Patrick Garbin
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 202
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Series
- Historic Photos
- Subjects
- History › United States › State & Local › Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Sports & Recreation › Football - Topics
- college football history · Georgia Bulldogs · pictorial history · black-and-white photography · Southern college sports · historic photographs
- ISBN-13
- 9781684421169
About the author
PATRICK GARBIN is a freelance writer and researcher who has written numerous books on Georgia Bulldogs football. His recent books include Game of My Life Georgia Bulldogs, About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football’s Memorable Teams and Players and The 50 Greatest Plays in Georgia Bulldogs Football History.
Garbin graduated from the University of Georgia in 1998 and is recognized as an authority and historian of college football, with a specialization in the Georgia Bulldogs program.
When he’s not writing, Garbin maintains the About Them Dawgs! blog, dedicated to the history of Georgia’s football program. His work focuses on the memorable teams and players that have shaped the Bulldogs' history.