Damn Good Dogs!: The Real Story of Uga, the University of Georgia's Bulldog Mascots - Hardcover

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<p>The name Uga is synonymous with the Georgia Bulldogs, a perennial powerhouse among the top college football teams in the country. These English bulldogs are so revered that when they die, they are buried in a mausoleum at Sanford Stadium. But Uga is also a family pet, and <i>Damn Good Dogs!</i> gives readers a rare glimpse into the personal history of these nationally acclaimed mascots. Filled with colorful anecdotes&mdash;such as Uga V&rsquo;s famous lunge at an Auburn player, his appearance in several Hollywood films, and <i>Sports Illustrated</i>&rsquo;s decision to put him on the cover of its 1997 college sports issue&mdash;<i>Damn Good Dogs!</i> provides the backstory to more than fifty years of collegiate sports history. Wherever Georgia plays football, its famous mascot is there. At home games he stays cool in an air-conditioned doghouse or sits perched atop a bag of ice. When Herschel Walker won the Heisman Trophy in 1982, Uga IV became the only four-legged attendee at the Heisman banquet. And that&mdash;believe it or not&mdash;is just a small part of the history of the Georgia mascots. Lavishly illustrated with more than five hundred photos and images of memorabilia from the Seilers&rsquo; private collection, this edition features more than eighty new pages of material on Uga VI, Uga VII, Uga VIII, and Russ, the super sub&mdash;including an Uga VIII photo album that is sure to be a fan favorite.</p><p>Publication of this book was made possible, in part, by the President&rsquo;s Venture Fund through generous gifts of the University of Georgia Partners.</p><p>A portion of the proceeds from sales of this book benefits the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine.</p>

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