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A promotional brochure featuring the Atlanta Falcons roster and information on getting to the Atlanta Fulton-County Stadium. 1966 was the inaugural year for the NFL's Atlanta Falcons.

Gov. Marvin Griffin speaks to a reporter.

'Clegg' Starks hands equipment to Georgia football players.

Headline of the Sports section of the Athens Banner-Herald newspaper announcing the signing of Richard Appleby, Horace King, and the tryout of Clarence Pope.

Redcoat Band director Roger Dancz dropped the song "Dixie" from the band's repertoire in 1971. Dancz also changed the name of the band from the 'Dixie Redcoat Band' to the 'Redcoat Band'. This was done to ease tensions surrounding the integration of…

Calvin Jones was hired by men's basketball coach John Guthrie to be an assistant coach for the 1975-76 season, making him the first Black assistant coach at Georgia. Jones, a highly successful high school coach at Atlanta's Carver High, also worked…

Herschel Walker was the Georgia Bulldogs' first Black All-American (1980, 1981, and 1982) and the first Black Heisman Trophy winner from an SEC school (1982).

In 1982, Harold Wright is named the first Black drum major for the Redcoat Band.

DJ Shockley was the first Black quarterback to lead the Georgia Bulldogs to an SEC title. He lead the Bulldogs to a 34-14 over LSU in the SEC Championship Game in the Georgia Dome on December 3, 2005.

A photo of Pleas "Clegg" Starks holding a bucket.