Circle of Honor - University of Georgia Athletics

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.
CIRCLE OF HONOR INDUCTEES
Student-Athlete Nomination Form \| Coach Nomination Form \| Circle of Honor Criteria
	Dan Magill, Inducted 1996 Coached two NCAA Men's Tennis Team Champions 1980 National Coach of the Year
	Bob McWhorter, Inducted 1996 1913 Football All-American College Football Hall of Fame
	Frank Sinkwich, Inducted 1996 1942 Heisman Trophy Winner College Football Hall of Fame
	Teresa Edwards, Inducted 1996 Four-time W. Basketball Olympian Consensus All-American, 1985, '86
	Charley Trippi, Inducted 1996 1946 Football All-America College Football Hall of Fame
	Terri Moody Luckhurst, Inducted 1997 1981 National W. Golf Champion UGA's first female scholarship athlete
	Forrest "Spec" Towns , Inducted 1997 1936 Olympic 110-High Hurdles Gold Medalist; 1936 NCAA High Hurdles Champ
	Reid Patterson, Inducted 1997 1953 NCAA 100-Meter Freestyle Champion Set World Record, 50-meter free
	Katrina McClain, Inducted 1998 Three-time W. Basketball Olympian 1987 National Player of the Year
	Allen Miller, Inducted 1998 Four-time tennis All-American 1983 NCAA Doubles Champion
	Vernon "Catfish" Smith, Inducted 1998 1931 football All-American College Football Hall of Fame
	Fran Tarkenton, Inducted 1998 1960 All-American College Football Hall of Fame
	Lisa Coole, Inducted 1999 1996 NCAA, 100-Butterfly Champion 1997 NCAA Woman of the Year
	William C. "Bill" Hartman, Inducted 1999 1937 Football All-American College Football Hall of Fame
	Dr. Tom Lyons, Inducted 1999 FB All-American, 1969, '70 1995 NCAA Silver Ann. Award
	Alec Kessler, Inducted 2000 1990 SEC Player of the Year Two-time Academic All-American
	Bill Stanfill, Inducted 2000 1968 Outland Trophy winner
	Lucy Wener, Inducted 2000 Three-time NCAA uneven bars champion
	Spurgeon "Spud" Chandler, Inducted 2000 New York Yankees World Series hero
	Terry Hoage, Inducted 2001 Two-time consensus All-America Academic All-America NCAA Top Six Recipient
	John Rauch, Inducted 2001 All-America QB, 1948 Head Coach, Oakland Raiders, Super Bowl II
	Liz Murphey, Inducted 2001 Women's Golf Coaches Hall of Fame, Women's Athletic Dir.
	Al Parker, Inducted 2001 Four-year All-American, 1989, '90 Volvo, All-America Tennis, Collegiate Champion
	George Patton, Inducted 2002 Two-time football All-American DT 1966 SEC Lineman of the Year
	Janet Harris, Inducted 2002 Four-time basketball All-American All-time UGA scorer, rebounder
	Zippy Morocco, Inducted 2002 Football, Basketball Star First UGA Basketball All-American
	John Carson, Inducted 2003 All-American End, 1953 Four-sport letterman
	Mike Castronis, Inducted 2003 All-American tackle, 1945 UGA Freshman, JV Coach
	Cindy Schreyer, Inducted 2003 1984 NCAA Women's Golf Champion; 1984 Honda Broderick National Player of the Year
	Scott Woerner, Inducted 2003 1980 All-American DB 1980 Nation's leading punt returner
	Vince Dooley, Inducted 2004 Hall of Fame Football Coach (1964-88) Director of Athletics (1979-2004) Six SEC Titles; 1980 National Champions
	Herb St. John, Inducted 2004 1946 All-SEC
	Sheila Taormina, Inducted 2004 4 Time All-America Swimmer 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist 1996, 2000 Olympic Games
	Angela Lettiere, 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, Inducted 2005 1964 All-America; 2001 Georgia Sports Hall of Fame; 1950-75 All-Time Team.
	Corrinne Wright, 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, Inducted 2006 Four year men's tennis lettermen (1982-85) All-America honors; All-SEC
	Heather Stepp, 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, Inducted 2006 Hall of Fame men's golf coach 17 NCAA Championship appearances, seven SEC titles
	Zeke Bratkowski, Inducted 2006 Record-setting quarterback 14-year career in the NFL
	Priscilla Pacheco, Inducted 2006 Volleyball All-American
	Royce Smith, Inducted 2007 Football All-American
	Hope Spivey, Inducted 2007 Gymnastics All-American, National Champion
	Ben Zambiasi, Inducted 2007 Football All-American
	Kim Arnold, Inducted 2009
	Bernadette Mattox, Inducted 2009
	Brent Noon, Inducted 2009
	Matt Stinchcomb, Inducted 2009
	Eric Zeier, Inducted 2010 QB, All-time SEC career passing record
	Debbie Ferguson, Inducted 2010 Four-time track Olympian
	Billy Payne, Inducted 2011 All-SEC and All-America defensive end
	Courtney Shealy, 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, 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, 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, Inducted 2012 Naismith National Player of the Year, Kodak All-America 1st team, SEC Player of the Year
	Jon Stinchcomb, Inducted 2012 First-Team All-American, Academic All-America Team, All-SEC
	Marissa Catlin, 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, Inducted 2013 1994 NCAA bars champion and she claimed SEC titles on bars in 1993 and in the all-around in 1996
	Pat Dye, Inducted 2013 All-American, SEC Champion, SEC's Most Valuable Lineman following his Senior Season
	Steve Greer, Inducted 2014 All-America football player and assistant coach
	Stephanie Yarem Ransom, Inducted 2014 Soccer First-Team All-America honors
	Suzanne Yoculan, Inducted 2014 National Champion Gymnastics Coach
	Peter Anderson, Inducted 2015 Football All-America, All-SEC, Most Outstanding Offensive Player senior season
	Matias Boeker, 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, Inducted 2015 Gymnastics All-America, 2-time National Champion, Academic All-SEC
	Maritza Correia, Inducted 2015 Swimming All-America, 11-time National Champion, SEC Champion, Olympic medalist
	Kelly Miller, Inducted 2016 Women's Basketball All-SEC, 2000 and 2001 SEC Player of the Year, All-America and Academic All-America honors
	Coco Miller, Inducted 2016 Women's Basketball All-SEC, All-America and Academic All-America honors
	John Little, Inducted 2016 Football First-Team All-America and All-SEC in 1985 and 1986, 2-time Academic All-SEC selection
	Stefanie Williams, Inducted 2016 Swimming 28-time All-American, 3-time National Champion & SEC Champion, SEC Academic Honor Roll (twice)
	Nicole Barber, 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, 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, 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, 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, Inducted 2018 Swimming & Diving - 28 All-America honors, Honda Award recipient (2006), 4-time NCAA 200-yard butterfly title holder, 15 SEC Titles, four-year letterwinner
	Hyleas Fountain, Inducted 2018 Track & Field - NCAA Champion in 2003 outdoor heptathlon, 2004 indoor long jump, 2004 outdoor heptathlon, 2004 outdoor long jump
	George Poschner, Inducted 2018 Football - 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
	Hines Ward, Inducted 2018 Football - 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
	Coach Steve Webber, Inducted 2018 Baseball - 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)
	Jenni Beathard, Inducted 2019 Gymnastics - 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
	Kevin Butler, Inducted 2019 Football - 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.
	Nick Cassini, Inducted 2019 Golf - 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.
	Jarvis Hayes, Inducted 2019 Basketball - 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.
	Randy Johnson, Inducted 2021 Football - 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.
	Andy Landers, Inducted 2021 Women's Basketball - 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)
	Robert Margalis, Inducted 2021 Swimming - 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).
	Kim Wendland, Inducted 2021 Softball - 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, Inducted 2023 Swimming & Diving - 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, 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, 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, Inducted 2025 Manuel Diaz - 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, 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, 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.