Rainbow PUSH Coalition honors former UGA players

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Rainbow PUSH Coalition honors former UGA players

Larry West, Richard Appleby, former coach Vince Dooley and Horace King receive their awards during a ceremony where the Rainbow PUSH Coalition honored five alumni of the University of Georgia who were the first black students to play football on scholarship at the institution during the Sports Awards Luncheon and Youth Talent Showcase at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta on Saturday November 2nd, 2013.

Larry West, Richard Appleby, former coach Vince Dooley, Horace King and Clarence Pope receive their awards during a ceremony where the Rainbow PUSH Coalition honored five alumni of the University of Georgia who were the first black students to play football on scholarship at the institution during the Sports Awards Luncheon and Youth Talent Showcase at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta on Saturday November 2nd, 2013. The players were reunited with their former coach, Vince Dooley, who presented their awards.

Larry West, Richard Appleby, former coach Vince Dooley and Horace King receive their awards during a ceremony where the Rainbow PUSH Coalition honored five alumni of the University of Georgia who were the first black students to play football on scholarship at the institution during the Sports Awards Luncheon and Youth Talent Showcase at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta on Saturday November 2nd, 2013. The players were reunited with their former coach, Vince Dooley, who presented their awards.

Larry West, Richard Appleby and former coach Vince Dooley share a laugh during a ceremony where the Rainbow PUSH Coalition honored five alumni of the University of Georgia who were the first black students to play football on scholarship at the institution during the Sports Awards Luncheon and Youth Talent Showcase at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta on Saturday November 2nd, 2013. The players were reunited with their former coach, Vince Dooley, who presented their awards.

Horace King, former coach Vince Dooley and Clarence Pope chat during a ceremony where the Rainbow PUSH Coalition honored five alumni of the University of Georgia who were the first black students to play football on scholarship at the institution during the Sports Awards Luncheon and Youth Talent Showcase at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta on Saturday November 2nd, 2013. The players were reunited with their former coach, Vince Dooley, who presented their awards.

Coach Vince Dooley speaks at a ceremony where the Rainbow PUSH Coalition honored five alumni of the University of Georgia who were the first black students to play football on scholarship at the institution during the Sports Awards Luncheon and Youth Talent Showcase at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta on Saturday November 2nd, 2013. The players were reunited with their former coach, Vince Dooley, who presented their awards.

Honoree Richard Appleby enjoys photos of himself as a player before a ceremony where the Rainbow PUSH Coalition honored five alumni of the University of Georgia who were the first black students to play football on scholarship at the institution during the Sports Awards Luncheon and Youth Talent Showcase at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta on Saturday November 2nd, 2013.

Former coach Vince Dooley greets Horace King, Clarence Pope and Richard Appleby before a ceremony where the Rainbow PUSH Coalition honored five alumni of the University of Georgia who were the first black students to play football on scholarship at the institution during the Sports Awards Luncheon and Youth Talent Showcase at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta on Saturday November 2nd, 2013. The players were reunited with their former coach, Vince Dooley, who presented their awards.

Honorees Clarence Pope, Horace King and Richard Appleby share a laugh before a ceremony where the Rainbow PUSH Coalition honored five alumni of the University of Georgia who were the first black students to play football on scholarship at the institution during the Sports Awards Luncheon and Youth Talent Showcase at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta on Saturday November 2nd, 2013. The players were reunited with their former coach, Vince Dooley, who presented their awards.

Horace King (left) greets fellow honoree Larry West before a ceremony where the Rainbow PUSH Coalition honored five alumni of the University of Georgia who were the first black students to play football on scholarship at the institution during the Sports Awards Luncheon and Youth Talent Showcase at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta on Saturday November 2nd, 2013. The players were reunited with their former coach, Vince Dooley, who presented their awards.

Richard Appleby (left) hugs fellow honoree Larry West before a ceremony where the Rainbow PUSH Coalition honored five alumni of the University of Georgia who were the first black students to play football on scholarship at the institution during the Sports Awards Luncheon and Youth Talent Showcase at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta on Saturday November 2nd, 2013. The players were reunited with their former coach, Vince Dooley, who presented their awards. The Rainbow PUSH Coalition and the Citizenship Education Fund's 14th Annual Creating Opportunity Conference was held at the Hyatt under the theme "Fairness in the Work Place, the Marketplace and the Public Square."

UGA’s legendary former football coach also likes the idea of a 70-million dollar fund that would help study concussions and head injuries among college athletes.

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Larry West, Richard Appleby, former coach Vince Dooley and Horace King receive their awards during a ceremony where the Rainbow PUSH Coalition honored five alumni of the University of Georgia who were the first black students to play football on scholarship at the institution during the Sports Awards Luncheon and Youth Talent Showcase at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta on Saturday November 2nd, 2013.

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