Sports Leisure Archive
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2006 Silver Spoon AwardsFor the fifth year, Georgia Trend's dining critic names the state's top 10 restaurants, salutes a score of high achievers and finds a few more that are not to be missed. |
November 2006 | |
Tech SupportFootball great Taz Anderson now scores fund-raising dollars for his school instead of points. |
November 2006 | |
Legends: On The RunWyomia Tyus, once the fastest woman in the world, arrived four years ahead of schedule. She was a teenager, a mere freshman at Tennessee State University. Her coach, Edward Temple, was grooming her for the 1968 Olympics. But Tyus had her own timetable. And she wanted Olympic gold. |
October 2006 | |
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In The Thick Of BattleGeorge William Mathews, Jr., one of the greatest and most successful Yellow Jackets of them all, wanted to attend the University of Georgia, not Georgia Tech. |
October 2006 |
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Evander And MeHow the Atlanta Boys Club sparked a pair of boxing careers — one with real staying power. |
October 2006 |
The Olympic LegacyTen summers after the 1996 Games delivered the world to Atlanta, the city's economy, its population, its landscape and its image are changed forever. But the man who brought the Olympics here says it was always about sports and athletic competition. |
August 2006 | |
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The Ultimate RivalryBoys' High and Tech High delighted football fans around the state, not just Atlanta. |
July 2006 |
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Staying On TrackAt UGA, Cedartown's Kermit Perry ran for glory on the cinders. |
June 2006 |
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Lighting Up The GridironMorris Edwin Harrison, the former Georgia Tech fullback, not only lit up Grant Field (now Bobby Dodd Stadium) he lit up half the world. And at age 79, he's still at it. |
April 2006 |
Shining Moments: Bulldog Larry Rakestraw owned the 1963 Orange BowlFor a college football career, you can talk about your Charley Trippi, your Frank Sinkwich and your Herschel Walker, but for one single game the name that stands out is Larry Clyde Rakestraw. |
March 2006 |
