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Watch: Kirby Smart’s Georgia journey

1994: High school player in Bainbridge. 1995 to 1998: Playing safety for Georgia. 1999 to 2006: Assistant jobs at Georgia, Valdosta State, FSU, LSU and the Miami Dolphins. 2007 to 2015: Alabama assistant. 2015: Hired as Georgia's head coach. 2016: Serious about Signing Day. 2016: Taking a helicopter to see recruits. 2016: First win (Chick-fil-A Kickoff against North Carolina). 2016: A little golf. 2016: Win over Auburn. 2016: Loss to Georgia Tech. 2016: Liberty Bowl win. 2017: Consoling injured QB Jac
By Mike Luck
Dec 4, 2017

It seems like it only took Kirby Smart two years to get Georgia to the top of the SEC but the coach’s journey was much longer than that.

It started at Bainbridge High School and continued with his playing career at UGA and coaching jobs at Georgia, Valdosta State, Florida State, LSU, the Miami Dolphins and Alabama.

Watch the video above to see Smart’s path, including some low moments, many highlights, and a lot of drive and intensity.

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Mike Luck is an Audience Specialist on the sports team at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has worked at the AJC since 1980.

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