Vince Dooley, who led the Georgia Bulldogs to the 1980 national title and won the most football games in school
history, died at the age of 90, the institution confirmed on Friday.
According to the school, Dooley died quietly at home on Friday afternoon, accompanied by his family.
Dooley coached at Georgia for 25 years, beginning in 1964, and won a school record 201 games. He also guided the
Bulldogs to six Southeastern Conference wins and a national championship in 1980, when Herschel Walker was an
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Dooley withdrew from coaching after the 1988 season.
While serving as head coach, Dooley was appointed athletic director of the school in 1979 and remained in that
position until 2004.
Dooley, the 1980 National Coach of the Year, was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994.
In 2019, the school named the field at Sanford Stadium after Dooley.
“It is impossible to quantify what Coach Dooley has meant to the University of Georgia,” said Georgia football in a
tweet. “He epitomized everything that UGA stands for and enabled the program to reach its current status. Dawg
Nation, we commemorate and honour the life of a DGD! “Thanks, Coach.”