Champ Bailey and Mike Doss will be honorary captains for their respective alma maters at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Saturday. Bailey will represent Georgia and Doss will represent Ohio State when the teams meet in the College Football Playoff semifinal at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Bailey was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2019 after the former first-round draft pick played 15 seasons in the NFL with Washington and Denver. He earned First-Team All-Pro three times, Second-Team All-Pro four times and was named to the Pro Bowl 12 times. His 12 Pro Bowl selections are the most for a defensive back in league history. He finished his pro career with 52 interceptions, including a league-leading 10 picks in 2006 and an NFL-record 203 career passes defended.
Bailey was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame this year and the Peach Bowl Hall of Fame in 2018. He played at Georgia from 1996-98. In 1998, he was a consensus First-Team All-American and was awarded the Nagurski Trophy, recognizing the nation’s top defensive player that season. Bailey was a two-time First-Team All-SEC selection (1997, 1998) and was also named to the SEC All-Freshman Team in 1996.
Doss was part of Ohio State’s 2002 BCS National Championship team. He was also a part of Indianapolis’ Super Bowl championship in 2007. Doss was selected in the second round of the 2003 NFL draft and played eight NFL seasons with Indianapolis, Minnesota and Cincinnati.
Doss was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame this year. He was one of eight three-time All-Americans in Ohio State history, earning unanimous honors after his senior season, when he was also named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.
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