University of Georgia Athletics
Celebrating UGA Athletics Black History
Making An Impact In And Out Of The Water
During his four years swimming at Howard University, Miles Simon was regularly competing with and against swimmers that looked like him. The same was true during his days training with the City of Atlanta Dolphins club as a young swimmer.
Edwards, Fleming Captured Gold In Los Angeles
For Vern Fleming, it was an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime experience. For Teresa Edwards, it was an incredible, just-getting-started experience. In late July, it will be 40 years since Fleming and Edwards, two of Georgia men's and women's basketball's all-time greats, suited up for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Video Feature: Stinson, Allen, and Thomas Discuss Diversity in Baseball
Grimes Made His Mark In Academics, Medicine
Long before Dr. Randall Grimes was a successful medical professional with about as impressive an education and résumé as you'll ever see, he was a young, walk-on butterfly swimmer for the Georgia men's team.
Harris Definitely Made An Impact
Janet Harris was willing to follow her instincts and head south. It was one of the best decisions the 2015 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductee ever made.
Mitchell Thriving In ‘New World’ After Football
Malcolm Mitchell doesn't play football anymore. Injuries forced the former Georgia wide receiver, who won a Super Bowl in his rookie season with the New England Patriots, to retire from the game almost three full years ago. He was just 25 years old when he hung up his helmet and pads for good.
Smith Gilbert Leading By Example
Caryl Smith Gilbert is a worker, driven and determined to get the most out of every single day. She knows this, and she knows that others know it too.
‘One Of The Best Experiences Of My Life’
Corrinne Wright Tarver got into gymnastics because of her older sister, who first showed an interest in the sport after being a cheerleader. It was one of the best decisions she ever made.
Talent And Drive Elevated Wilkins At Georgia
He soared and he scored. He attacked the rim with power, perhaps never-before-seen power, yet also possessed a shooter's touch. Georgia men's basketball legend Dominique Wilkins was, quite simply, extraordinary.
‘I Loved Playing For Georgia’
Natalie Frazier Jenkins didn't come to Georgia to be a pioneer or trailblazer. She was an elite player from the Atlanta area and one of the top programs in all of women's college tennis happened to be about 75 miles away in Athens. It turned out to be a perfect fit.
Video Feature: Track and Field
'He Was Just A Perfect Fit'
Hornsby Howell spent his life helping people be their best in the present while also preparing them for the future. Whether it was his children, his N.C. A&T Aggies or his Georgia Bulldogs, Howell was dedicated to education and building the tools needed to prosper in all aspects of life.
Video Feature: Justin Keir talks with Ronnie Hogue Jr.
Past & Present: Carter, Stinson Have Shared Experience
Where Steve Carter has been, Josh Stinson would like to go: the big leagues. Where Stinson is now, as an African American on the Georgia baseball team, Carter was more than 30 years ago. Recently, Carter and Stinson participated in a Zoom meeting, sharing their stories and experiences in baseball, as Bulldogs, and beyond.
Video Feature: Women's Basketball
Torrence Made Her Dreams Come True
Gwen Torrence didn't come to the University of Georgia dreaming of NCAA titles, Olympic glory and being the fastest sprinter in the world. In fact, she wasn't interested in going to college at all. "The Olympics are what people dream of, and that wasn't my dream," she said. "I wanted to be a hairstylist and go to cosmetology school."
Video Feature: Clarence Pope
House Is Making Community Stronger
The idea began with a spark during a small Zoom gathering last fall. Georgia volleyball players Kaylah House and Phoebe Awoleye were having a video chat with Darrice Griffin, then Georgia's Deputy Athletic Director for Administration and now the Senior Deputy Director of Athletics. The three African-American women were talking and sharing and connecting, and it felt good to do so.
Video Feature: Guy Bluford and Katherine Johnson
An ‘Impactful Experience’ Then And Now
Chuck Kinnebrew leaned in Tuesday afternoon, elbows on his knees and eyes up at his audience, and said it all in a nutshell: 50 years ago, when Kinnebrew and four other bold and pioneering African-American young men signed on to join the Georgia football team, they were paving the very path they'd have to traverse.
Video Feature: Garrett Morgan
You're Going To Make It
Back in 1984, Georgia sophomore Teresa Edwards was one of the best college basketball players in the country, an All-American, and the 5-foot-11 guard was invited to try out for the U.S. Women's National Team that would be competing in the Olympics that summer in Los Angeles. The U.S. squad, led by superstar Cheryl Miller and coached by Pat Summitt, figured to be a very deep and talented bunch.
Video Feature: Jackie Robinson
She Went And Did It
It has been a few decades now since Andy Landers went into the LaGrange, Ga., home of a high school recruit named Carla Green and made a very candid, important pitch. It was an honest and effective approach, one that has made such a big difference for so many people. Landers' Georgia women's basketball team was fresh off Final Four appearances in 1983 and 1985, led by two future Hall of Famers in guard Teresa Edwards and forward Katrina McClain, and Green, a smart and savvy guard, was one of the best players in the state as a senior at LaGrange High School.
Video Feature: Morton Theater
‘Every Day Is A Blessing’
Maya Caldwell aims to the best at whatever she’s doing. She works at it, she believes in it and the Georgia women’s basketball junior is going to give it everything she’s got to reach her goals. But Caldwell’s focus isn’t just on herself. She wants you to be at your best, too.