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T-Formation quarterback John Rauch started every game (45 games total) for the Bulldogs between 1945 and 1948 and was the first player in NCAA history to start in four consecutive bowl games. Rauch was named All-SEC and All-American in his senior…

Bill Hartman (March 17, 1915 – March 16, 2006) graduated from the University of Georgia, where he had starred on Harry Mehre's teams as a fullback, in 1937. After a one-year stint with Washington D.C.'s professional football team, Hartman returned…

The Georgia Bulldogs football team practicing in Sanford Stadium. Note the field house in the east end zone. The railroad tracks where Georgia fans watched games for free before the stadium was enclosed are in the background.

Navy Pre-Flight School cadets on parade. These cadets are using the open-air amphitheater on south campus as a parade ground. The amphitheater stood on what is now the site of the Boyd Graduate Studies Building and the Science Library.

The 1939 Georgia Bulldogs coaching staff. Wally Butts was hired on the condition that he would be able to put together his own staff rather than to retain assistants already in place.

First row (l-r): Wallace Butts, Bill Hartman, Howell Hollis,…

Joel Hunt coached at UGA for only one season, going 5-5-1 in 1938. He had no previous head coaching experience, having been an assistant at Texas A&M and LSU. After UGA, he was head coach for one season at Wyoming.

Frank Sinkwich runs the ball for the Georgia Bullpups against Georgia Tech Baby Jackets in the annual Thanksgiving Day match-up of the freshman teams from the two schools. As freshmen weren't eligible to play varsity football, freshman teams were a…

These football pants were worn by quarterback Andy Roddenberry in the late 1930s. Georgia changed to its iconic 'Silver Britches' when Wally Butts took over as head coach in 1939.

These football pants were worn by quarterback Andy Roddenberry in the late 1930s. Georgia changed to its iconic 'Silver Britches' when Wally Butts took over as head coach in 1939.

These football pants were worn by quarterback Andy Roddenberry in the late 1930s. Georgia changed to its iconic 'Silver Britches' when Wally Butts took over as head coach in 1939.