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Vince Dooley, 85, coach of the UGA national champs 37 years ago, welcomes visitors in the living room of his home on Thursday, December 21, 2017, in Athens.
Vince Dooley, 85, coach of the UGA national champs 37 years ago, welcomes visitors in the living room of his home on Thursday, December 21, 2017, in Athens.
By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Dec 25, 2017

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s history is filled with some of America’s finest sports writers. In five installments, the AJC will re-publish a story from five of them, three on staff today and two former reporters.

The group consists of current writers Mark Bradley, Steve Hummer and Jeff Schultz and former writers Michelle Hiskey and Dave Kindred.

We hope you enjoy these as much as we do.

Mark Bradley: Vince Dooley re-invents himself after leaving coaching | Update

Michelle Hiskey: 'We don't have to achieve anything ....we need only be' | Update

Steve Hummer: HS coach's fight with Lou Gehrig's disease | Update

Dave Kindred: A father, a son, an unforgotten moment | Update

Jeff Schultz: Addiction, recovery and my son Josh | Update

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