Dawgs Gone Wild: The Scandalous ’70s of UGA Football
Author | : Patrick Garbin, Steve "Shag" Davis, primary contributor |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2017 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781625858672 |
ISBN-13 | : 1625858671 |
Rating | : 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Go inside the astounding and, at times, appalling stories of the mid-1970s University of Georgia football teams like you've never seen, or heard, before. In the mid-'70s, the University of Georgia football team caused quite a stir off the field. Several players had encounters with the manipulative "Godfather of Pro Wrestling" and his money-for-sex scheme. A careless prank aboard a team-chartered airplane resulted in a bomb scare and an FBI inquiry. The mysterious death of a standout teammate in 1976 remained unsolved for decades. Despite it all, a valiant and tenacious head coach and his acclaimed "Junkyard Dogs" defied the odds and developed a celebrated championship team. UGA football writer and historian Patrick Garbin, using extensive interviews with former players and coaches, delivers a true tale of sex, drugs and wild debauchery in college football.