Dooley: My Forty Years At Georgia | 
 enlarge | Authors: Vincent J. Dooley, Tony Barnhart
Publisher: Triumph Books (IL)
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 153344
Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 252
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 1572437553
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.332092
EAN: 9781572437555
ASIN: 1572437553
Publication Date: September 30, 2005
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After leading Georgia athletics to national prominence and maintaining the schools glorified status for decades, Vince Dooley is finally ready to tell the complete story of his life. From the day he was named UGAs head coach at the age of 31 to the controversial decision by university president Michael Adams not to renew his contract, Dooley leaves no questions unanswered in this candid autobiography by one of the most respected and decorated administrators in the history of intercollegiate athletics.
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 Exceptional Story About University Life and Top-Level Athletics December 7, 2005
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
When I joined the University of Georgia faculty in 1969, I kept hearing about Vince Dooley, the university's very young head football coach. The previous year, he had led the team to the Southeastern Conference Championship, resulting in a Sugar Bowl bid. Clearly, Dooley had assumed leadership of a nearly defunct football program and restored a degree of glory quickly.
This book details Dooley's four-decade career at Georgia, as Coach and Director of Athletics. Under his aegis, the program expanded dramatically, culminating in six conference championships in football, a national football championship and a prominent place for Vince Dooley, not only in university circles, but throughout Georgia and the nation--with Dooley holding every leadership position available in the NCAA and other major athletic organizations.
As Georgia football flourished, so did other sports, both in facilities and in season records.
My Forty Years at Georgia talks unabashedly about the good news and the bad news. The teams endured some mediocre seasons, and one losing season. Critics hurled charges of academic favoritism for athletes. Ultimately, Vince Dooley did not get a contract extension he wanted from President Michael Adams.
In this memoir, Dooley shares his most palpable memories, from coaching Herschel Walker to losing his place at the institution that became synonymous with his career, even his life.
Although I left the faculty after five years, to enter academic administration elsewhere and ultimately establish my consulting business, I maintained my Georgia connections. Happily, since 1979 I have attended every home game and have come to know Vince Dooley personally, which I consider a genuine privilege.
I highly recommend this book as a reliable resource for those who want to understand amateur athletics at the highest level, and to glimpse a power struggle that divided a fabled program. Vince Dooley emerges shaken, but unbowed. Every university would benefit from forty years with a Coach and Athletic Director who had his vision and stature--and his dedication to the institution.
 Candid, but Classy October 13, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Good book by a good man who happens to also be an outstanding football coach...Vince Dooley has always been a classy man and this book follows that mode...It is written in keeping with his personality. While it is candid and nothing is held back---see his comments on his favorite players, etc.---it is written and presented in a classy, courteous style, the style of a Southern Gentleman who loved football, was a part of football, an integral part of the Southeastern Conference for more than 50 years, yet had a vision and perspective beyond football....parts on his disagreements with Georgia President Michael Adams should be especially revealing to the reader in terms of campus politics, the most vicious politics of all...even here, Dooley, while being candid, handles the "controversy" in a genteel manner. Tony Barnhart's deft touch is present, but never obvious...He guided and directed--coached--Vince Dooley well...A valuable book to the history of southern football, Georgia football in particular. Any fan of SEC Football will enjoy it.
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