One Old Dawg: One Old Dawg and the Big One

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

One Old Dawg and the Big One

Now just a few weeks out from the Georgia Dome game when the University of Georgia Bulldogs face off against the University of North Carolina Tarheels, we’re busy working here at One Old Dawg. The dining room table is covered in old news clippings because this year is the big one―the fiftieth anniversary of the 1966 University of Georgia Southeastern Conference Championship Team. Let all your friends know to sign up to receive by email or check in Wednesdays at the One Old Dawg site beginning August 31.

As usual, you can also count on One Old Dawg to be holding court concerning what’s happening with the Bulldogs today.

If you’re in the Athens, Georgia area, stop in at the Varsity where you’ll find a photo of that 1966 championship team hanging on the wall. Our wonderful grandchildren point out their grandfather (Can you tell the picture was not exactly candid?).

So watch for us, and don’t miss any of One Old Dawg’s mostly true Bulldog lore.

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Jerry Varnado played defensive end at the University of Georgia on Vince Dooley’s first three teams. No, he did not wear a leather helmet, but he did play on the 1966 SEC championship team, which placed Georgia fourth in the nation. One Old Dawg went on to help coach the UGA football team while he was in law school, and after graduating, he practiced law for over a decade.

Later, after a series of tragedies, he gave his life to Jesus Christ. After much soul searching, he left his law practice and has now been faithfully preaching the gospel for nearly thirty years. Though semi-retired, he’s still at it every Sunday.

Inducted into the Valdosta/Lowndes County Sports Hall of Fame, he is the recipient of the Athens Athletic Hall of Fame Fosky Henderson Award for community service. He is happy to say he was president of The Athens Touchdown Club when his beloved Bulldogs won the 1980 National Championship.

He is the proud father of four children, sweet Alden who is now with Jesus, Mari, Aaron, and Bethany, and he's the grandfather of two of the best grandkids ever, Walker and Sara Alden.

Check in here every Wednesday through football season or better yet sign up to receive by email. You don't want to miss any of his mostly true Bulldog lore.

Who's writing this here blog?

Well, it used to be that One Old Dawg would rather be flogged than blog, but gradually he's gotten used to the idea. One Old Dawg’s wife, Beverly Varnado, still helps him out. She’s not old. He married a MUCH younger woman. She thought somebody ought to get down these stories One Old Dawg has been telling for decades. And though she said she’d never do it, she’s become his administrative assistant following him around with a notepad and recorder. One Old Dawg has always hoped this would happen. ~sigh~ She’s also plundering a cardboard box of memorabilia his mama saved and taking out straight pins that have held newspaper clippings together for fifty years. Thank you Mama Varnado for such a wealth of material. You can also catch Beverly on her personal blog, One Ringing Bell, her website http://www.beverlyvarnado.com/, or pick up one of her books, Home to Currahee, or Give My Love to the Chestnut Trees.