Athletic Association records, Series 6: Ephemera, 1905-2024

Summary

Creator:
University of Georgia. Athletic Association
Date:
1905-2024
Extent:
38.5 Linear Feet 60 boxes, 4 oversize folders, and 15 items
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Athletic Association records, UA0055, University Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of hundreds of souvenir items related to University of Georgia athletics, including game tickets, schedules, buttons, patches, coins, belt buckles, keychains.

Biographical / historical:

The University of Georgia Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and are members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The official mascot is an English bulldog named Uga, (derived from an abbreviation of the University of Georgia), while the costumed character version of Uga is Hairy Dawg. The Bulldog name has its origins in a 1920 Atlanta Constitution article by sportswriter Morgan Blake, who cited the animal's dignity and ferocity.

The University of Georgia sponsors nineteen sports – baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, women's equestrian, football, men's and women's golf, women's gymnastics, women's soccer, softball, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track, and women's volleyball. Those 19 teams have won a combined 41 national championships (including 28 NCAA championships) and 151 Southeastern Conference championships through the end of the 2013–14 school year.

For more information on the history of UGA's athletic programs, see http://www.georgiadogs.com/ot/geo-history.html.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Athletic Association records, UA0055, University Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.