University of Georgia Athletics
Georgia Bulldog Steals Show At Washington Reception
July 18, 2002 | Football
July 18, 2002
WASHINGTON (AP) - It was unlike most Washington receptions: senators and congressmen were there, but the celebrity most in demand Tuesday was a panting short guy who flew up from Georgia in a private jet to be with his admirers.
Uga VI, the bulldog with a fan base that tops any other representative of the University of Georgia, was in his element.
"I've always been upstaged," gushed Vince Dooley, now in his 39th year working for the university, first as football coach, then as athletic director.
"That was part of the contract when I arrived. I was always behind Uga. When Herschel (Walker) won the Heisman Trophy, Uga was there. Each generation of Uga has its special moments."
Tuesday's star is the sixth-generation white bulldog to wear the red-and-black jacket celebrating Georgia's athletic teams, known as the Bulldogs.
Upon arriving at the reception for Washington area Georgia alumni in a Senate office building, Uga spent several minutes panting and drinking water in the hallway, attracting quite a crowd even without his specially tailored football jersey with the block-letter G.
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