Greg McGarity has announced his retirement effective December 31, 2020 after ten years as the J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics at his alma mater.
McGarity is an Athens native who graduated from UGA in 1973 and lettered for Dan Magill in tennis during his time as an undergrad. Upon graduation he served in a variety of on field and administrative roles for the University, serving variously as a graduate assistant, assistant sports information director, the head tennis coach, and assistant AD for events and facility management.
McGarity then left Athens in 1992 to serve 18 years as a hostage of the University of Florida athletic department in Gainesville.