Vince Dooley’s impact celebrated, warm memories stirred at UGA memorial service

Smart, Dooley (UGA Sports Comm) Georgia after defeating Alabama to win the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind., on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. (Photo by Tony Walsh) (Tony Walsh/Tony Walsh/UGAAA)

November 26, 2022 at 12:32 p.m. UTC

By Mike Griffith, DawgNation.com

ATHENS — Kirby Smart helped kick off the Vince Dooley “Celebration of Life Service” on Friday night, one of several to pay tribute to the University of Georgia legend who passed away on Oct. 28 at the age of 90.

“Coach Dooley put Georgia on the map, he paved the way,” Smart said, speaking before several hundred in attendance on Friday night in Stegeman Coliseum.

“His teams were physical,” Smart said, “they could tun the ball, and his teams did not beat themselves.”