Photos: Georgia great Charley Trippi

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Photos: Georgia great Charley Trippi

Photos of Georgia Bulldogs great Charley Trippi, who died Wednesday at age 100.

Georgia coach Kirby Smart applauds for Charley Trippi after Trippi blew out all the candles on his cake on his 100th birthday at his home in Athens. Trippi, one of the greatest players and athletes in Bulldogs history, died Wednesday. (Photo by Tony Walsh/UGA Athletics)

Former Georgia great Charley Trippi runs against Oklahoma A&M in 1946.

Georgia Bulldogs great Charley Trippi carries the ball during practice in 1946.

The Georgia Bulldogs' marching band pays tribute to star Charley Trippi in 1946.

Charley Trippi (left) gets a visit from former Georgia coach Vince Dooley at the Trippi home on Thursday, December 21, 2017, in Athens. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com

Georgia coach Wally Butts kneels next to Charley Trippi on the field in Athens in 1942. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library

Former Georgia great Charley Trippi also played pro baseball for the Atlanta Crackers.

Former Georgia Bulldog Charley Trippi with his NFL Hall of Fame bust in 1987. Rich Addicks/AJC

UGA star Charlie Trippi sheds an Auburn tackler during a game in the 1940s.

Georgia Bulldogs' Charley Trippi in action against Oklahoma A&M in 1946.

In this Dec. 28, 1947 file photo, Chicago Cardinals coach Jimmy Conzelman musses the hair of running backs Charley Trippi, right, and Elmer Angsman as assistant coach Phil Handler, left, grins in the dressing room in Chicago, after the The Cards won 28-21 against the Philadelphia Eagles in the National Football League Championship game.(AP Photo)

Charley Trippi of the University of Georgia laces his shoes on Nov. 22, 1946. (AP Photo, File)

Former Georgia great Charley Trippi poses for a photo by throwing a pass.

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Credit: Tony Walsh/UGAAA

Georgia coach Kirby Smart applauds for Charley Trippi after Trippi blew out all the candles on his cake on his 100th birthday at his home in Athens. Trippi, one of the greatest players and athletes in Bulldogs history, died Wednesday. (Photo by Tony Walsh/UGA Athletics)

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