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The University of Georgia announced that legendary former head football coach Vince Dooley had passed away.
He served as the University of Georgia's athletic director from 1979 to 2004 and was the head coach of the University of Georgia from 1964 to 1988
During his 25 years as Georgia's head coach, he won six SEC titles and a national championship.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were defeated 17-10) in the Sugar Bowl by the University of Georgia in 1980 in what is considered to be the greatest victory in the program's history.
Kirby Smart led Georgia to a victory over Alabama in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game last season, ending Georgia's national title streak.
His winning percentage of.715 is third in the history of the program behind only Smart and Mark Richt.
In addition to being named SEC Coach of the Year on five occasions, he was the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year in 1976 and won numerous national coach of the year awards.
The College Football Hall of Fame was established in 1994.
The field at the University of Georgia's Samford Stadium in Athens was named after the coach.
He spent eight years as an assistant coach at his alma mater, after playing quarterback at auburn University.
When he became Georgia's head coach, the team was coming off three consecutive losing seasons, but they only had one losing season during his 25 years there.
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