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Vince Dooley, the legendary University of Georgia Bulldogs football coach that led the team to multiple historic championship wins, has died. He was 90.
Dooley isbest knownfor leading the Georgia Bulldogs team to 201 wins and 6 NCAA Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship titles during his 25-year tenure as head coach between 1964 - 1988, the school said.
His most successful year coaching came in 1980, when he led the team to an undefeated 12-0 season in the SEC. He also worked as athletic director for the team from 1979 to 2004, per the University of Georgia.
Dooley is recognized as the fourth all-time highest-winning football coach in SEC history, according toUSA Today. He was inducted into the Georgia and Alabama Sports Hall of Fames, as well as the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Earlier this month, Dooley had been hospitalized for a “mild case” of COVID-19. He was later released, saying in a statement that he would continue with upcoming book signings,ESPNreported.
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Current and former Georgia Bulldogs coaches and staff posted on Twitter to remember the longtime coach.
Former Georgia coach and college football analyst Mark Richt called Dooley “one of the greatest coaches of all time,” and said he “owed a lot” to him for his mentorship.
source: people.com
