Lighting Up The Gridiron
Morris 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.
Sports Leisure
Shining Moments: Bulldog Larry Rakestraw owned the 1963 Orange Bowl
For 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.
The Sportswriter's Sportswriter
John Edwin Pope grew up in Athens but found a home in Miami.
The Executive game
Is a bad day on the golf course really better than a good day in the office? Many of Georgia's corporate leaders think so. Here's a look at who plays where - for business and pleasure.
Unwrecking Tech
Homer Cranston Rice may be the only Georgia Tech athletics director ever to serve time in jail.
2006 Most Influential Georgians Hall of Fame
In professional sports, an athlete earns induction into his or her sport's Hall of Fame only after having been retired for several years. It doesn't work quite that way for Georgia Trend's Most Influential Georgians Hall of Fame, which is reserved for those individuals whose credentials rate permanent status on any list of prominent Georgians.
Never Quit: Sheer will took Jack Langford from the gridiron to the bench
John Sholar (Jack) Langford, former Fulton County Superior Court judge, Southeastern Conference football official, Boy Scout Council member and Auburn defensive end, officially retired 17 years ago, but you would never know it. At age 74, his schedule is packed tighter than ever.
2005 Silver Spoon Awards
Georgia Trend's Dining Critic selects the state's top 10 restaurants, pays tribute to some well-regarded old favorites and recommends some exciting new finds.
Breaking The Color Barrier
If you think the University of Georgia's first group of African-American athletes was an ordinary bunch of jocks, think again.
March Madness
When Kentucky played the University of Georgia basketball team in 1959, there was only one way to stop Bulldog sophomore Pat Casey - grab him by his shorts and not let go.
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