Photos: UGA legend Dan Magill - a life in photos

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UGA legend Dan Magill dies at 93

Aug. 24, 2014

Dan Magill sits courtside at the 2001 NCAA Men's Tennis Championships at the UGA tennis complex that bears his name. (ANDY KJELLGREN/Special)

Magill in the Hall of Fame Pavilion at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on the UGA campus during the 2001 NCAA Men's Tennis Championships. (ANDY KJELLGREN/Special)

Magill in the Hall of Fame Pavilion at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on the UGA campus during the 2001 NCAA Men's Tennis Championships.

Magill is shown Saturday morning, Nov. 23, 1996 at the Tennis Hall of Fame on the University of Georgia campus. Behind him on the wall is a photo of the first United States Davis Cup team, shown in a 1900 portrait. (AJC staff photo/Andy Sharp)

Magill, an avid gardener, shows the oldest muscadine grapevine in his Athens backyard vineyard. (Special to the AJC/Shannah Cahoe)

Magill wears his trademark straw hat in this 1986 photo.

Magill is shown Saturday morning, Nov. 23, 1996 at the Tennis Hall of Fame on the University of Georgia campus. (AJC staff photo/Andy Sharp)

Georgia tennis coach Dan Magill gives mid-match advice to George Bezecny. (Sam Walton/AJC staff)

Dan Magill, University of Georgia - Director of Tennis Head Tennis Coach 1955-88

Magill attends the NCAA Men's Tennis Championships at UGA.

Dan Magill talks on the phone in 1986 shortly after stepping down as an active coach. He remained director of men's and women's tennis. (Joey Ivansco/AJC staff) 1986

Magill watches his team practice in preparation for the NCAA finals, which were held in Athens, in 1984. (Steve Deal/AJC staff)

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Dan Magill sits courtside at the 2001 NCAA Men's Tennis Championships at the UGA tennis complex that bears his name. (ANDY KJELLGREN/Special)

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