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Vince Dooley died today

Carolina4me

Carolina4me

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Quite a legacy - was one of the best at the time he was coaching - Dooley's Dawgs were always ready to go. He for sure when he became the full time AD had a mind of his own and only one way of doing things , his way. RIP Coach Dooley
 
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athenscock3

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Living in Athens since 1968 I was surrounded by information on the Dooleys’. Vince and his colorful wife Barbara were ingrained in daily life. She hosted a talk radio show for a number of years. Coach Dooley knew when to make the necessary changes on his staff and stayed ahead of the curve. He was always a master scheduler knowing just where to put a powder puff on the schedule. He could make the weakest opponent sound like the monsters of the midway. He had access to a tremendous high school talent pool in Georgia. To his credit he was an excellent organizer and judge of what it took to put it all together. I asked him once if he thought it was karma that SOS ended up w Garcia Dooley thought a minute and said every coach needs at least one Garcia.
 
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West Ashley Gamecock

West Ashley Gamecock

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We had some great games with Georgia when he was their coach. Great coach, he would always blow up his opponent
to make it sound like his Dawgs had no chance.
 
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KingWard

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201-77-10. That says it all. The thing I remember is how his teams found ways to hang around in games when they were being outplayed, but somehow did something near the end to win. He won a lot of games against teams that were more dynamic than his. One of the unquestioned greats. Not only that, he was a fine gentleman.
 
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