Athens County's Joe Burrow checked the final box in the entry form to the college football hall of legends Monday night. He led his LSU Tigers to victory in the College Football Playoff Championship.
(See images with this story, all but one taken by Atlanta-based professional college football photographer Rob Saye at the game Monday night.)
In a game watched by a large fraction of the country, LSU beat Clemson 42-25 in the Super Dome in New Orleans.
Burrow, who has drawn multiple out-of-town website and news outfits to Athens County for stories about his home area in recent weeks, excelled yet again in a big game, the biggest game in his sport.