Vince Dooley

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Vince Dooley
Date of birth September 4, 1932
Place of birth Mobile, Alabama
Sport Football
College Georgia
Title Head Coach
Overall Record 201-77-10
Coaching Stats College Football DataWarehouse
School as a player
1951-53 Auburn
Coaching positions
1964-88 Georgia
College Football Hall of Fame, 1994

Vincent Joseph Dooley (born September 4, 1932 in Mobile, Alabama) was the head football coach (seasons 1964 through 1988) and athletic director (1979 to 2004) at the University of Georgia. During his 25 year coaching career at UGA, Dooley compiled a 201-77-10 record. His teams won 6 Southeastern Conference titles and the 1980 National Championship. After the 1980 season, Dooley was recognized as college football's "Coach of the Year" by several organizations, including the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association, whose annual award has since been renamed as the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award. Dooley's teams were known for their hard nosed defense and conservative yet fundamentally sound offenses. From 1964 to 1980, Dooley was notably assisted by his Defensive Coordinator, Erskine "Erk" Russell.

Dooley is a graduate of Auburn University (bachelor's degree 1954, Master's in history 1963) where he played college football and later coached under Ralph "Shug" Jordan. He grew up in Mobile, and attended the McGill Institute, administered by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart. Dooley competed on behalf of McGill's athletic teams, known as the Yellow Jackets, and for a few years considered basketball to be his best sport.

Dooley was inducted in the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1978 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994. and received the Amos Alonzo Stagg Award, presented by the American Football Coaches Association in 2001. In 2004 the U.S. Sports Academy presented Dooley with the Carl Maddox Sport Management Award, an award given annually to an individual for contribution to the growth and development of sports through management practices. Also in 2004 Dooley was inducted into UGA's Circle of Honor, which is the school's highest tribute to former athletes and coaches.

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[edit] Trivia

  • Dooley briefly pursued the Democratic Party nomination for U.S. Senate in 1986. His wife, the former Barbara Meshad, ran in the Republican Party primary for U.S. House in 2002.
  • His brother, Bill Dooley, worked on his staff at Georgia before becoming a notable college Head Coach in his own right at the University of North Carolina (from 1967 to 1977), Virginia Tech (1978 to 1986) and Wake Forest (1987 to 1992). In the 1971 Gator Bowl, played in Jacksonville, Florida, the two brothers found themselves on opposing sidelines. This experience proved uncomfortable for both men, and it was not repeated.
  • His son, Derek Dooley, is the current head coach at Louisiana Tech University and a former assistant coach for the NFL's Miami Dolphins. Derek is also a former assistant at Georgia and at LSU.[1]

[edit] Coaching Record

TEAM YEAR (Bowl Game) WINS LOSSES TIES
Georgia 1964 (Sun Bowl) 7 3 1
Georgia 1965 6 4 0
Georgia 1966 (Cotton Bowl, SEC Champions) 10 1 0
Georgia 1967 (Liberty Bowl) 7 4 0
Georgia 1968 (Sugar Bowl, SEC Champions) 8 1 2
Georgia 1969 (Sun Bowl) 5 5 1
Georgia 1970 5 5 0
Georgia 1971 (Gator Bowl) 11 1 0
Georgia 1972 7 4 0
Georgia 1973 (Peach Bowl) 7 4 1
Georgia 1974 (Tangerine Bowl) 6 6 0
Georgia 1975 (Cotton Bowl) 9 3 0
Georgia 1976 (Sugar Bowl, SEC Champions) 10 2 0
Georgia 1977 5 6 0
Georgia 1978 (Bluebonnet Bowl) 9 2 1
Georgia 1979 6 5 0
Georgia 1980 (Sugar Bowl, SEC and National Champions) 12 0 0
Georgia 1981 (Sugar Bowl, SEC Champions) 10 2 0
Georgia 1982 (Sugar Bowl, SEC Champions) 11 1 0
Georgia 1983 (Cotton Bowl) 10 1 1
Georgia 1984 (Citrus Bowl) 7 4 1
Georgia 1985 (Sun Bowl) 7 3 2
Georgia 1986 (Hall of Fame Bowl) 8 4 0
Georgia 1987 (Liberty Bowl) 9 3 0
Georgia 1988 (Gator Bowl) 9 3 0
CAREER TOTAL 25 years (1 national championship, 6 SEC Championships, 20 bowl games) 201 77 10

[edit] See also

Preceded by
Johnny Griffith
Georgia Bulldogs Head Football Coach
1964–1988
Succeeded by
Ray Goff
Preceded by
Earle Bruce
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award
1980
Succeeded by
Danny Ford
Preceded by
Tom Osborne
Amos Alonzo Stagg Award
2001
Succeeded by
Joe Paterno

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Preceded by
John Mackovic
Walter Camp Coach of the Year
1980
Succeeded by
Jackie Sherrill

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