Olyn Gee is a classmate of mine in the Grady College of Journalism at UGA. As the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry continues this weekend with its 125th installment, Gee recalls a childhood memory from one of the rivalry’s most memorable matchups. At the time, UGA legend and former head coach Vince Dooley was in his fourth season as an assistant coach for the Tigers. Former Auburn coach Pat Dye was on Georgia’s team as a lineman. Gee shares experience about the game, which is a memory he said will cherish forever.
Before the 1959 college football season, the Georgia Bulldogs, coached by Wally Butts, were projected to finish ninth in the Southeastern Conference.