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Built by Coach G: Rodney Garner’s legacy goes beyond football

By Greg Ostendorf
AuburnTigers.com

AUBURN, Ala. – Legacy. It’s a word that can be defined as “something that someone has achieved that continues to exist after they stop working.” In football, maybe that’s a Super Bowl title, a national championship or a Heisman Trophy.

For Rodney Garner, he’s built a legacy of first-round draft picks and NFL products as an SEC assistant coach for the past 28 years. You’ve probably seen the hashtags, “GroomedbyGarner” or “BuiltbyCoachG.” At one point while he was the defensive line coach at Georgia, he had four future first-round draft picks in the same room.