Head football coach and athletic director at the University of Georgia.
His first ten years as a football coach was spent as the offensive coordinator. He was then hired as a head coach for the University of Georgia Bulldogs.
During his twenty-five year tenure at the University of Georgia, Coach Dooley compiled a coaching record of 201-77-10. Coach Dooley averaged over eight wins a year. He won Southeastern Conference Championships in 1966, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1981, and 1982, and the Georgia Bulldogs won the National Championship in 1980.
Vince was recognized as college football's "Coach of the Year" by several organizations including the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. The award has since been renamed the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award.
He was SEC Coach of the year five times (1966, 1968, 1976, 1978, 1980) and a recipient of the "Bear" Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010. He was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1978 and the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1984, and the Florida-Georgia Hall of Fame.
Vince retired from coaching but continued in his position as athletic director at the University of Georgia. At the time of his retirement, he was the second-winningest coach in SEC history, behind only Bear Bryant.
He tried his hand at politics and pursued the Democratic Party nomination for U.S. Senate in 1986. He is a member of the Gridiron Secret Society. He worked with Kennesaw State College as a consultant to start a college football program there. Vince served as Chairman of the Board of Curators for the Georgia Historical Society.
Vince loved to garden and published a book about gardening. He also partnered with Mascot books to publish two children's books about the UGA Mascot, How 'Bout Them Dawgs! and Hairy Dawg's Journey Through the Peach State.
His first ten years as a football coach was spent as the offensive coordinator. He was then hired as a head coach for the University of Georgia Bulldogs.
During his twenty-five year tenure at the University of Georgia, Coach Dooley compiled a coaching record of 201-77-10. Coach Dooley averaged over eight wins a year. He won Southeastern Conference Championships in 1966, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1981, and 1982, and the Georgia Bulldogs won the National Championship in 1980.
Vince was recognized as college football's "Coach of the Year" by several organizations including the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. The award has since been renamed the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award.
He was SEC Coach of the year five times (1966, 1968, 1976, 1978, 1980) and a recipient of the "Bear" Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010. He was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1978 and the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1984, and the Florida-Georgia Hall of Fame.
Vince retired from coaching but continued in his position as athletic director at the University of Georgia. At the time of his retirement, he was the second-winningest coach in SEC history, behind only Bear Bryant.
He tried his hand at politics and pursued the Democratic Party nomination for U.S. Senate in 1986. He is a member of the Gridiron Secret Society. He worked with Kennesaw State College as a consultant to start a college football program there. Vince served as Chairman of the Board of Curators for the Georgia Historical Society.
Vince loved to garden and published a book about gardening. He also partnered with Mascot books to publish two children's books about the UGA Mascot, How 'Bout Them Dawgs! and Hairy Dawg's Journey Through the Peach State.
Head football coach and athletic director at the University of Georgia.
His first ten years as a football coach was spent as the offensive coordinator. He was then hired as a head coach for the University of Georgia Bulldogs.
During his twenty-five year tenure at the University of Georgia, Coach Dooley compiled a coaching record of 201-77-10. Coach Dooley averaged over eight wins a year. He won Southeastern Conference Championships in 1966, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1981, and 1982, and the Georgia Bulldogs won the National Championship in 1980.
Vince was recognized as college football's "Coach of the Year" by several organizations including the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. The award has since been renamed the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award.
He was SEC Coach of the year five times (1966, 1968, 1976, 1978, 1980) and a recipient of the "Bear" Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010. He was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1978 and the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1984, and the Florida-Georgia Hall of Fame.
Vince retired from coaching but continued in his position as athletic director at the University of Georgia. At the time of his retirement, he was the second-winningest coach in SEC history, behind only Bear Bryant.
He tried his hand at politics and pursued the Democratic Party nomination for U.S. Senate in 1986. He is a member of the Gridiron Secret Society. He worked with Kennesaw State College as a consultant to start a college football program there. Vince served as Chairman of the Board of Curators for the Georgia Historical Society.
Vince loved to garden and published a book about gardening. He also partnered with Mascot books to publish two children's books about the UGA Mascot, How 'Bout Them Dawgs! and Hairy Dawg's Journey Through the Peach State.
His first ten years as a football coach was spent as the offensive coordinator. He was then hired as a head coach for the University of Georgia Bulldogs.
During his twenty-five year tenure at the University of Georgia, Coach Dooley compiled a coaching record of 201-77-10. Coach Dooley averaged over eight wins a year. He won Southeastern Conference Championships in 1966, 1968, 1976, 1980, 1981, and 1982, and the Georgia Bulldogs won the National Championship in 1980.
Vince was recognized as college football's "Coach of the Year" by several organizations including the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. The award has since been renamed the Paul "Bear" Bryant Award.
He was SEC Coach of the year five times (1966, 1968, 1976, 1978, 1980) and a recipient of the "Bear" Bryant Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010. He was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1978 and the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1984, and the Florida-Georgia Hall of Fame.
Vince retired from coaching but continued in his position as athletic director at the University of Georgia. At the time of his retirement, he was the second-winningest coach in SEC history, behind only Bear Bryant.
He tried his hand at politics and pursued the Democratic Party nomination for U.S. Senate in 1986. He is a member of the Gridiron Secret Society. He worked with Kennesaw State College as a consultant to start a college football program there. Vince served as Chairman of the Board of Curators for the Georgia Historical Society.
Vince loved to garden and published a book about gardening. He also partnered with Mascot books to publish two children's books about the UGA Mascot, How 'Bout Them Dawgs! and Hairy Dawg's Journey Through the Peach State.
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