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How did you become a Georgia fan?

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  • pippin888pippin888 Posts: 166 ✭✭✭ Junior

    @Kasey said:
    I know we have a lot of DAWG fans here from around the country. How did you become a fan of the team? I'd love to hear everyone's stories.

    Me? Born and raised in Augusta, Georgia. Grew up drying off with a 1980 national championship beach towel after my baths when I was a kid. My grandfather used to have the same beach towel tacked on the wall. My mother was a Clemson fan, and tried as she might, it just never stuck. Orange never was for me I guess. I've been long gone from Georgia since 2000, but the pride still goes with me

    My dad play for Georgia in 43 on that all freshman team at the beginning of the war that's World War II for you millennials. I have been going to Georgia games since the sixties seen all the good and bad times since then. there was no way you could root against the dogs at my dad's house. He had season tickets on the 50 yard line and we went to every home game and every bowl game until he became too old to go to the games but he kept his season tickets and I continue to going and sit on the 50-yard line until my dad passed away and of course we lost those tickets.. so I guess you could say I was born a dog fan after he passed away they held the 60th anniversary of his team since I'm since I'm named after him they called me looking for my father to attend the banquet and the game celebrating his team when they found out that my dad had passed away they invited me to the banquet to represent him man what a trip that was sitting there eating with my dad's old teammates man the stories of guys could tell.. yeah I was born a dog and I'll die dog

  • VALDOSTADAWGVALDOSTADAWG Posts: 1,468 mod

    Dad was an FSU and UGA fan (if that's even possible). First game I can remember watching was UGA vs Purdue 2000 Outback Bowl. Don't remember anything other than the names of the teams, but I was instantly hooked.

  • josh31533josh31533 Posts: 186 ✭✭✭ Junior

    Was born in 1980, in deep south Georgia. My dad is a Dawgs’ fan. I was and still am a daddy’s boy. I liked whatever my dad liked. He liked the Dawgs’
    the Braves, Ford trucks, and Bill Elliot (until he switched teams) so I love the Dawgs’, the Braves,
    Ford trucks and Bill Elliot, until he switched teams.

  • dawgnmsdawgnms Posts: 5,169 mod

    From Georgia who else is gonna be your team certainly not Tech

  • mattmd2mattmd2 Posts: 2,384 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    @Bigcalidawg said:
    Grew up an only child and had no family ties to the Dawgs. In 1977 we lived in Phenix City, Al and, at 7, was the youngest of a pack of kids that ran around wild in our neighborhood. I lived close to Moon Lake.

    I wanted to be cool like the big kids, so I claimed Bama and the Miami Dolphins. I guess that’s what Russell County kids did back then.

    One night I was watching the news and saw Rex Robinson kick a game winner for the Dogs and thought it was cool. Then I watched a game on TV and I became a Dawg.

    The next year we moved to Columbus, and, by Gods grace I remained a Dawg. Most of my friends in Columbus were Auburn kids.

    I renained in Columbus until my Freshman year of high school. I spent a lot of time with Frank Thomas when I was in Junior High and my freshman year.

    I remember Wayne Johnson was still at Hardaway when I was there.

    I live in California now, but I learned to play football in Georgia. I’m proud of that. I never grew taller than 5’11 but I was taught how to lay hat and I knocked 3 boys out in High School and Im proud of that, too.

    My favorite memories were the bus rides home after the road games, with the police escorts and lights and sirens goin off. I got chills right now. “Sardines and Pork and Beans” and the whole team jumped in.

    Im proud to be a Dawg and I’m proud I was raised correctly in Georgia.

    Also a Hardaway Alum, class of '01. I know very well the nature of UGA vs. Auburn in the Columbus area.

    I became a fan thanks to my sister who attended UGA and brought me to campus to visit as a high school sophomore. Fell in love with the campus and the women, but mostly the women.

    Been a dawg ever since.

  • christopheruleschristopherules Posts: 14,291 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    @Thelordjohnson said:
    Was playing NCAA Football on Sega Genesis and wasn't smart enough to realize the Power G wasn't the Packers but Bulldogs. Stuck ever since cause I'm stubborn and loyal.

    I’m certain that you know the true story behind both the “G” from Green Bay, & Georgia’s then. It was agreed upon after then Georgia HC Vince Dooley asked Green Bay for permission, & then a Georgia art student’s G was the one used for both, & Green Bay & Georgia would each hold each other “harmless” in legal speak. That’s my understanding of how things went back around 1964-65. GO DAWGS!!!

  • christopheruleschristopherules Posts: 14,291 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    @JoelSidneyKelly I resemble that remark. The “black sheep” stuff...

  • christopheruleschristopherules Posts: 14,291 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    @JoelSidneyKelly I think CMR has lost all control of how YOU became a Georgia fan. lol

  • ThelordjohnsonThelordjohnson Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    @christopherules said:

    @Thelordjohnson said:
    Was playing NCAA Football on Sega Genesis and wasn't smart enough to realize the Power G wasn't the Packers but Bulldogs. Stuck ever since cause I'm stubborn and loyal.

    I’m certain that you know the true story behind both the “G” from Green Bay, & Georgia’s then. It was agreed upon after then Georgia HC Vince Dooley asked Green Bay for permission, & then a Georgia art student’s G was the one used for both, & Green Bay & Georgia would each hold each other “harmless” in legal speak. That’s my understanding of how things went back around 1964-65. GO DAWGS!!!

    Thats sort of the gest. Vince had it first and three years later Vince used it lol

  • nycdawgnycdawg Posts: 883 ✭✭✭ Junior

    Born and raised in Georgia.

  • greygoose01greygoose01 Posts: 3,007 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    My grandfather and dad were/are diehard GA fans, so guess where I got it from? As the saying goes, the apple don’t fall far from the tree. So yep, I was a fan long before I even knew I was a fan lol

  • UnderDog68UnderDog68 Posts: 3,109 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    In 1976, I was 8 years old. Back in those days, UGA was almost never shown on local TV, so when they were, it was an event in a lot of UGA fans' households. My parents went to some sort of a gathering of their friends, and they were watching the UGA/UF game on TV....probably because Ray Goff was a local boy.

    To make a long story short, it was the famous '4th and dumb' game....Fla. was ahead 27-13 at the half. Early in the 3rd qtr, after UGA cut the lead to 27-20, Florida was 4th and 1 on their own 29 yard line. Rather than punt UGA back to the other end of the field, they decided to go for it. They were stifled for a loss. All the momentum shifted, and it was all UGA rest of the second half. Final...UGA 41, Fla...27.

    I was hooked ever since.

  • JMFDJMFD Posts: 219 ✭✭✭ Junior
  • PTDawgPTDawg Posts: 2,169 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    Born into it. Both parents, 2 aunts, uncle, cousin and later myself all alums. Never had a choice and wouldn't have it any other way!!

  • DamnYankeeDawgDamnYankeeDawg Posts: 1,139 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate
    edited July 2018

    The year was 1987. Was in the Army and was stationed in Pensacola. Drove to Douglas, GA to visit my father who lived there for a few years. Not sure how my DamnYankeeDad ended up in Coffee County but I digress. Heard Larry Munson calling a game and fell in love with the program. Didn't really care for Dooley much at the time but came to appreciate what he meant to the program years later.
    Fast forward to 1991 when I left the Army. I moved to Valdosta. Did not know anybody. Became a Blazer. Was enrolled when VSC became VSU which was pretty cool. Transferred out to UGA in 1994. Pharmacy school. And the rest is Red and Black DYD history.

  • ColaDawg86ColaDawg86 Posts: 806 ✭✭✭✭✭ Graduate

    @shhmitty said:
    I honestly don't know how I became a dawg fan. Born and raised just outside of Columbia SC, all of my family are chicken fans and somewhere around 10 years old I started asking for UGA hats and shirts. I cant remember ever pulling for any other team except Georgia....maybe it was the site of UGA, or the silver britches....but one thing is certain. After 35 years of heckling from gamecocks I have always loved my Dawgs. I converted my wife and now we are raising 2 little Dawgs of our own who love Saturdays in Athens just as much as I do.

    Do you still live in Columbia?

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