The Resume

(September 4, 1932-October 28, 2022)
Born in Mobile, Alabama
Head coach for the University of Georgia (1964-88)
Record: 201–77–10
Coached teams to six Southeastern Conference title wins (1966, 1968, 1976, 1980–82)

Why he might be annoying:

He flirted with running for office several times (both as a Dem and Republican).
He admitted to prioritizing football over higher academic standards for his athletes (some of whom were illiterate).
He was at the center of a lawsuit filed by a former Georgia teacher who alleged she was wrongly dismissed for protesting preferential academic treatment shown to athletes. She was awarded $2.57 million following testimony findings (1986).
The trial led to a state audit of the remedial studies program throughout the university system, beginning with Georgia, and to the resignation of the university's president.
His athletic director contract was not renewed in a highly publicized power battle with George University's president (2003).
He supported Jeb Bush but publicly endorsed Donald Trump for President at a campaign rally (2016).

Why he might not be annoying:

He's a Georgia icon.
He has been married for sixty years.
He served as an infantry officer in the United States Marine Corps.
He mentored Herschel Walker.
He received a bachelor's degree (1954) and a Master's in history (1963) from Auburn University.
He turned down higher-salaried offers from the NFL to stay with the Bulldogs (he stayed faculty for over fifty years).
He was recognized as college football's 'Coach of the Year' by several organizations, including the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.
He published two children's books and a book on gardening.
He secured three Olympic events for the Athens campus in 1996 (women's soccer, gymnastics, and volleyball) as a co-organizer.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• BoyWiththeGreenHair’s Profiles [Series 14]
• Children's Book Authors
• Football Players
• I am a U.S. Marine
• I Attended Auburn University
• I Died in 2022 (Ranked: 90)
• I Sought Political Office
• Look at Me, I'm Leading the Cheers
• NCAA Football Champion Coaches (Ranked: 1980)
• Profiles 46251-46500 (Ranked: 46251)
• Sport Coaches/Managers
• Sweet Home Alabama
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20221028)
• White Men Loved by Blacks

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 96 Votes: 44.79% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying