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Georgia Bulldogs Circle of Honor

 
The Circle of Honor is the UGA Athletic Association's all-sports recognition program which is designed to recognize and pay tribute to extraordinary student-athletes and coaches who, by their performance and conduct, have brought honor to the University and themselves, and who by their actions have contributed to the tradition of the Georgia Bulldogs. The criteria also stipulates that each recipient has earned his or her academic degree.

Student-Athlete Nomination Form | Coach Nomination Form | Circle of Honor Criteria
CIRCLE OF HONOR INDUCTEES
Dan Magill

Dan Magill
Men's Tennis
Inducted 1996

 

Coached two NCAA Men's Tennis Team Champions 1980 National Coach of the Year

Bob McWhorter

Bob McWhorter
Football
Inducted 1996

 

1913 Football All-American College Football Hall of Fame

Frank Sinkwich

Frank Sinkwich
Football
Inducted 1996

 

1942 Heisman Trophy Winner College Football Hall of Fame

Teresa Edwards

Teresa Edwards
Women's Basketball
Inducted 1996

 

Four-time W. Basketball Olympian Consensus All-American, 1985, '86

Charley Trippi

Charley Trippi
Football
Inducted 1996

 

1946 Football All-America College Football Hall of Fame

Terri Moody Luckhurst

Terri Moody Luckhurst
Women's Golf
Inducted 1997

 

1981 National W. Golf Champion UGA's first female scholarship athlete

Forrest Spec Towns

Forrest "Spec" Towns
Track & Field
Inducted 1997

 

1936 Olympic 110-High Hurdles Gold Medalist; 1936 NCAA High Hurdles Champ

Reid Patterson

Reid Patterson
Swimming & Diving
Inducted 1997

 

1953 NCAA 100-Meter Freestyle Champion Set World Record, 50-meter free

Katrina McClain

Katrina McClain
Women's Basketball
Inducted 1998

 

Three-time W. Basketball Olympian 1987 National Player of the Year

Allen Miller

Allen Miller
Men's Tennis
Inducted 1998

 

Four-time tennis All-American 1983 NCAA Doubles Champion

Vernon Catfish Smith

Vernon "Catfish" Smith
Football
Inducted 1998

 

1931 football All-American College Football Hall of Fame

Fran Tarkenton

Fran Tarkenton
Football
Inducted 1998

 

1960 All-American College Football Hall of Fame

Lisa Coole

Lisa Coole
Swimming & Diving
Inducted 1999

 

1996 NCAA, 100-Butterfly Champion 1997 NCAA Woman of the Year

William C. Hartman

William C. "Bill" Hartman
Football
Inducted 1999

 

1937 Football All-American College Football Hall of Fame

Dr. Tom Lyons

Dr. Tom Lyons
Football
Inducted 1999

 

FB All-American, 1969, '70 1995 NCAA Silver Ann. Award

Alec Kessler

Alec Kessler
Men's Basketball
Inducted 2000

 

1990 SEC Player of the Year Two-time Academic All-American

Bill Stanfill

Bill Stanfill
Football
Inducted 2000

 

1968 Outland Trophy winner

Lucy Wener

Lucy Wener
Gymnastics
Inducted 2000

 

Three-time NCAA uneven bars champion

Spurgeon Spud Chandler

Spurgeon "Spud" Chandler
Baseball
Inducted 2000

 

New York Yankees World Series hero

Terry Hoage

Terry Hoage
Football
Inducted 2001

 

Two-time consensus All-America Academic All-America NCAA Top Six Recipient

John Rauch

John Rauch
Football
Inducted 2001

 

All-America QB, 1948 Head Coach, Oakland Raiders, Super Bowl II

Liz Murphey

Liz Murphey
Women's Golf/Administration
Inducted 2001

 

Women's Golf Coaches Hall of Fame, Women's Athletic Dir.

Al Parker

Al Parker
Football
Inducted 2001

 

Four-year All-American, 1989, '90 Volvo, All-America Tennis, Collegiate Champion

George Patton

George Patton
Football
Inducted 2002

 

Two-time football All-American DT 1966 SEC Lineman of the Year

Janet Harris

Janet Harris
Women's Basketball
Inducted 2002

 

Four-time basketball All-American All-time UGA scorer, rebounder

Zippy Morocco

Zippy Morocco
Football/Men's Basketball
Inducted 2002

 

Football, Basketball Star First UGA Basketball All-American

John Carson

John Carson
Football
Inducted 2003

 

All-American End, 1953 Four-sport letterman

Mike Castronis

Mike Castronis
Football
Inducted 2003

 

All-American tackle, 1945 UGA Freshman, JV Coach

Cindy Schreyer

Cindy Schreyer
Women's Golf
Inducted 2003

 

1984 NCAA Women's Golf Champion; 1984 Honda Broderick National Player of the Year

Scott Woerner

Scott Woerner
Football
Inducted 2003

 

1980 All-American DB 1980 Nation's leading punt returner

Vince Dooley

Vince Dooley
Football/Administration
Inducted 2004

 

Hall of Fame Football Coach (1964-88) Director of Athletics (1979-2004) Six SEC Titles; 1980 National Champions

Herb St. John

Herb St. John
Football
Inducted 2004

 

1946 All-SEC

Sheila Taormina

Sheila Taormina
Swimming & Diving
Inducted 2004

 

4 Time All-America Swimmer 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist 1996, 2000 Olympic Games

Angela Lettiere

Angela Lettiere
Women's Tennis
Inducted 2005

 

1994 NCAA singles championship, three consecutive ITA Grand Slam Finals; 1st women's Grand Slam national champion doubles team 1994 National Player of the Year and SEC Player of the Year; SEC Academic Honor Roll

Jim Wilson

Jim Wilson
Football
Inducted 2005

 

1964 All-America; 2001 Georgia Sports Hall of Fame; 1950-75 All-Time Team.

Corrinne Wright

Corrinne Wright
Gymnastics
Inducted 2005

 

1985 and 1986 U.S. National Team 1989 NCAA All-Around national champion and co-champion of the floor exercise event that same year; eight-time All-American 1989, 1990 All SEC

George Bezecny

George Bezecny
Men's Tennis
Inducted 2006

 

Four year men's tennis lettermen (1982-85) All-America honors; All-SEC

Heather Stepp

Heather Stepp
Gymnastics
Inducted 2006

 

1992 NCAA vault title; 1993 NCAA vault and floor exercise titles; 1992 Honda Inspiration Award; 1993 SEC Gymnast of the Year

Dick Copas

Dick Copas
Men's Golf
Inducted 2006

 

Hall of Fame men's golf coach 17 NCAA Championship appearances, seven SEC titles

Zeke Bratkowski

Zeke Bratkowski
Football
Inducted 2006

 

Record-setting quarterback 14-year career in the NFL

Priscilla Pacheco

Priscilla Pacheco
Volleyball
Inducted 2006

 

Volleyball All-American

Royce Smith

Royce Smith
Football
Inducted 2007

 

Football All-American

Hope Spivey

Hope Spivey
Gymnastics
Inducted 2007

 

Gymnastics All-American, National Champion

Ben Zambiasi

Ben Zambiasi
Football
Inducted 2007

 

Football All-American

Kim Arnold

Kim Arnold
Gymnastics
Inducted 2009

 

Bernadette Locke Mattox

Bernadette Locke Mattox
Women's Basketball
Inducted 2009

 

Brent Noon

Brent Noon
Track & Field
Inducted 2009

 

Matt Stinchcomb

Matt Stinchcomb
Football
Inducted 2009

 

Eric Zeier

Eric Zeier
Football
Inducted 2010

 

QB, All-time SEC career passing record

Debbie Ferguson

Debbie Ferguson
Track & Field
Inducted 2010

 

Four-time track Olympian

Billy Payne

Billy Payne
Football
Inducted 2011

 

All-SEC and All-America defensive end

Courtney Shealy

Courtney Shealy
Swimming & Diving
Inducted 2011

 

Five-time NCAA and 19-time SEC champion, 2000 NCAA Female Swimmer of the Year, finished with the maximum 28 All-America honors 2000 Olympics two time gold medalist

Kristy Kowal

Kristy Kowal
Swimming & Diving
Inducted 2011

 

Eight-time NCAA champion and a 16-time SEC champion, 2000 NCAA Woman of the Year, Top VIII Award 2000 Olympics silver medalist

Karin Lichey

Karin Lichey
Gymnastics
Inducted 2012

 

Four-year letterwinner, five All-America honors, won the 1998 national title on floor, earned 11 All-America citations, named the winner of the 1999 Honda Award as the nation's top gymnast

Saudia Roundtree

Saudia Roundtree
Women's Basketball
Inducted 2012

 

Naismith National Player of the Year, Kodak All-America 1st team, SEC Player of the Year

Jon Stinchcomb

Jon Stinchcomb
Football
Inducted 2012

 

First-Team All-American, Academic All-America Team, All-SEC

Marissa Catlin

Marissa Catlin
Women's Tennis
Inducted 2013

 

Seven-time All-American, a three-time pick for the Rolex All-Star Team and a two-time selection to the USA Tennis Collegiate Team

Lori Strong

Lori Strong
Gymnastics
Inducted 2013

 

1994 NCAA bars champion and she claimed SEC titles on bars in 1993 and in the all-around in 1996

Pat Dye

Pat Dye
Football
Inducted 2013

 

All-American, SEC Champion, SEC's Most Valuable Lineman following his Senior Season

Steve Greer

Steve Greer
Football
Inducted 2014

 

All-America football player and assistant coach

Stephanie Yarem Ransom

Stephanie Yarem Ransom
Soccer/Administration
Inducted 2014

 

Soccer First-Team All-America honors

Suzanne Yoculan

Suzanne Yoculan
Gymnastics
Inducted 2014

 

National Champion Gymnastics Coach

Peter Anderson

Peter Anderson
Football
Inducted 2015

 

Football All-America, All-SEC, Most Outstanding Offensive Player senior season

Matias Boeker

Matias Boeker
Men's Tennis
Inducted 2015

 

Tennis NCAA team championship, singles and doubles titles, ITA National Player of the Year, SEC Player of the Year, All-America

Leah Brown

Leah Brown
Gymnastics
Inducted 2015

 

Gymnastics All-America, 2-time National Champion, Academic All-SEC

Maritza Correia

Maritza Correia
Swimming & Diving
Inducted 2015

 

Swimming All-America, 11-time National Champion, SEC Champion, Olympic medalist

Kelly Miller

Kelly Miller
Women's Basketball
Inducted 2016

 

Women's Basketball All-SEC, 2000 and 2001 SEC Player of the Year, All-America and Academic All-America honors

Coco Miller

Coco Miller
Women's Basketball
Inducted 2016

 

Women's Basketball All-SEC, All-America and Academic All-America honors

John Little

John Little
Football
Inducted 2016

 

Football First-Team All-America and All-SEC in 1985 and 1986, 2-time Academic All-SEC selection

Stefanie Williams

Stefanie Williams
Swimming & Diving
Inducted 2016

 

Swimming 28-time All-American, 3-time National Champion & SEC Champion, SEC Academic Honor Roll (twice)

Nicole Barber

Nicole Barber
Softball
Inducted 2017

 

3-time All-America, 4-time All-SEC, all-time leader in career stolen bases (257) and consecutive error-free games played (219) in the UGA, SEC and NCAA record books.

Chris Colwill

Chris Colwill
Swimming & Diving
Inducted 2017

 

Three NCAA individual diving titles, 12 All-America honors, 5-time SEC individual champion, SEC Diver of the Year in 2005, 2006 and 2008, 2-time Olympian

Thomas Davis

Thomas Davis
Football
Inducted 2017

 

All-America First Team, All-SEC First Team, All-SEC Second Team, 2014 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award, NFL All-Pro

Reese Hoffa

Reese Hoffa
Track & Field
Inducted 2017

 

3-time First-Team All-American indoors and outdoors, 2001 SEC outdoor shot put champion, No. 1 world shot put ranking, 3-time USA Outdoor champion (2007-08, 2012), twice a world champion (2006 Indoor and 2007 Outdoor), three times an Olympic Games competitor (2004, 2008, 2012), bronze medal at the London Olympic games in 2012.

Mary DeScenza

Mary DeScenza
Swimming & Diving
Inducted 2018

 

28 All-America honors, Honda Award recipient (2006), 4-time NCAA 200-yard butterfly title holder, 15 SEC Titles, four-year letterwinner

Hyleas Fountain

Hyleas Fountain
Track & Field
Inducted 2018

 

NCAA Champion in 2003 outdoor heptathlon, 2004 indoor long jump, 2004 outdoor heptathlon, 2004 outdoor long jump

Poschner

George Poschner
Football
Inducted 2018

 

Three year letter winner, first-team All-America honors (1942), All-SEC first team (1942), Purple Heart, Bronze Star, and the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions in the Battle of the Bulge in WW2

Ward

Hines Ward
Football
Inducted 2018

 

All-SEC first team (1997), set receptions in a bowl game with 12, drafted by the Steelers in the NFL Draft, earned MVP honors in Super Bowl 40 (2006), selected to four Pro Bowls

Webber

Coach Steve Webber
Baseball
Inducted 2018

 

Winningest baseball coach in Georgia history with 500 victories, led Bulldogs to 1990 NCAA Championship, National Coach of the Year (1990), SEC Coach of the Year (1987)

Beathard

Jenni Beathard
Gymnastics
Inducted 2019

 

Earned American Athletic, Inc. Award given annually to the national's outstanding senior gymnast, Part of two NCAA Championship Teams, Two Time NCAA Champion on Bars and Beam, Earned three Perfect 10s

Butler

Kevin Butler
Football
Inducted 2019

 

Earned All-America Honors twice ('83, '84) and All-SEC First Team Honors three times. Set a slew of School, SEC, and NCAA Records. Kicked 11 field goals over 50 yards. School record 60-yard field goal. 11-year NFL kicker.

Cassini

Nick Cassini
Men's Golf
Inducted 2019

 

Helped lead the 1998-99 team to the first National Championship.. First-Team All-American in 2001. Second Team All-American in 2000. SEC Player of the Year in 2001.

Hayes

Jarvis Hayes
Basketball
Inducted 2019

 

SEC Player of the Year in 2002. Averaged SEC-Best 18.6 PPG in 2002. Reached 1,000 points in just 55 games. First Team All-SEC two times. First Round pick of the Washington Wizards in 2003. Played seven seasons in the NBA.

Johnson

Randy Johnson
Football
Inducted 2021

 

All-American in 1975. Named SEC's Most Valuable Player among linemen by the Birmingham Quarterback Club. Winner of the Jacobs Blocking Award, given each year to the league's top blocker. Named the Southeast Area Lineman of the Year by the Atlanta Touchdown Club. Won first-team All-SEC honors in both 1974 and 1975.

Landers

Andy Landers
Women's Basketball
Inducted 2021

 

Captained the Lady Bulldogs for 36 seasons winning 862 games. Won the WNIT Championship in 1981. At the time of his retirement Georgia ranked 2nd in NCAA Tournament appearances (31) and weeks in the AP weekly poll (522). Advanced to the "Sweet 16" 20 times, to the "Elite Eight" 11 times, to the Final Four five times, and finished as NCAA runner-up twice, in 1985 and 1996. Named National Coach of the Year four times. Elected to the Halls of Fame for Women's Basketball (2007) and the State of Georgia (2009)

Margalis

Robert Margalis
Swimming & Diving
Inducted 2021

 

Won the 2003 NCAA Championship in the 400 IM. Earned 16 All-America citations. Named SEC Swimmer of the Year (2003). Won SEC titles in the 1,650-yard freestyle (2002) and the 500-yard freestyle (2003).

Wendland

Kim Wendland
Softball
Inducted 2021

 

All-America honors in 2003, 2004, and 2005. The only player in program history to earn two outstanding honors: SEC Player of the Year and first-team All-SEC four consecutive years.

Jack Bauerle

Jack Bauerle
Swimming & Diving
Inducted 2023

 

2X team captain during his Georgia swimming career (1971-74). Set program records in the 200-yard butterfly and 1,650-yard freestyle. Bauerle was named head coach of the women's team in 1979 and the men's squad in 1983. Led the women's team to seven NCAA team championships and 12 SEC titles. Named SEC Coach of the Year 18 times and CSCAA National Women's Coach of the Year seven times. Served as head coach of the U.S. women's team at the Beijing Olympics. During his 43-year coaching career, Georgia produced 87 Olympians, winning 38 medals, including 15 gold.

Jarvis Jones

Jarvis Jones
Football
Inducted 2023

 

One of the best linebackers in program history, Jones owns the school record for sacks in a season (14.5) and tackles for loss (24.5), both set in 2012. Despite playing just two seasons for the Bulldogs, Jones ranks third in program history with 28 sacks and third in tackles for loss with 44. Jones was selected 17th overall by Pittsburgh in the 2013 NFL Draft.

Courtney Kupets Carter

Courtney Kupets Carter
Gymnastics
Inducted 2023

 

The most decorated gymnast in NCAA history by the end of her extraordinary GymDog career (2006-09). Earned nine individual NCAA titles, won four NCAA team championships and was the NCAA's Honda Award recipient in 2007 and 2009. She was also a 15-time All-American. She also won the Honda Broderick Cup award, was a two-time CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-American and received an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. In 2017, nine years after wrapping up her Georgia career, Kupets Carter returned to the program as head coach.

Manny Diaz

Manny Diaz
Men's Tennis
Inducted 2025

 

The SEC's all-time leader among men's tennis coaches with 781 career victories - retired in 2024 following a 46-year association with the Georgia men's tennis program. He was a two-time All-American during his playing days from 1972-75, and then during his tenure as head coach, Diaz's teams captured six national team championships and 29 Southeastern Conference crowns. Georgia reached the NCAA tournament in all 36 seasons under his leadership, while players captured a total of eight individual NCAA championships. Diaz was awarded seven conference Coach of the Year trophies, eight ITA Southeast Region Coach of the Year recognitions and three ITA National Coach of the Year awards.

Herschel Walker

Herschel Walker
Football
Inducted 2025

 

One of the greatest players in college football history, Wrightsville, Georgia, native Herschel Walker was a unanimous All-America selection in each of his three seasons at Georgia. At the conclusion of his college career, Walker owned 41 school records, 16 Southeastern Conference records and 11 NCAA records. As a freshman in 1980, Walker led Georgia to a perfect 12-0 record and the national championship. That season, he rushed for a NCAA freshman record 1,616 yards — a mark that stood until 1996.

Jeff Wallace

Jeff Wallace
Women's Tennis
Inducted 2025

 

Under his leadership, Jeff Wallace led the women's tennis team to six national championships and 36 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances including 13 Final Fours. His student-athletes earned nine national individual titles, two Honda Award winners, two National Players of the Year and three National Seniors of the Year. His 818 career victories ranks second in all of women's tennis. Wallace, a 14-time Coach of the Year selection is the only collegiate women's tennis coach to be named National Coach of the Year four times.