There was so much talent on the 1950 University of Georgia football team it was nearly impossible for anyone to stand out. Nine Bulldogs made it in the pros and six of these, ends Bobby Walston, Harry Babcock and John Carson; tackles Dick Yelvington and Marion Campbell and center-linebacker Art DeCarlo became All-Pro.
A legal icon looks back over a 50-year career and ahead to a new challenge.
Maybe he didn't become president of the United States like Jimmy Carter of Plains, but for a boy born in Clyattville and raised in Ray City, Garland Folsom Pinholster did quite well for himself.
Three very different Georgia financial institutions have similar ties to their locales and their missions.
There is a passage in the Jewish prayer book that reads, in part, "only by obedience to Thy commandments, by faithfulness to our duties, by the goodness of our deeds, can we make our worship acceptable to Thee."
First as a Georgia Tech quarterback, then as one of Atlanta's top real estate developers, Kim King earned a reputation as one who played with a vengeance. He used every bit of his toughness to fight back when disaster struck.
Nothing came easy for Philip Henry Niekro, better known as "Knucksie." At 19, he tried out for a pitching job with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Shirley Franklin, the first black female chief executive of any major American city, has put Atlanta back on track. The business community is embracing her as it has no other mayor since Ivan Allen, Jr. in the '60s.
This being the month of the Masters, thoughts turn to 90-year-old Charlie Yates who attended 68 consecutive tournaments, played in 11 and was low amateur in five.
Logistics may be the most important industry you've never heard of. It's responsible for 85,000 jobs and an annual payroll of $4.2 billion in Metro Atlanta.
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