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Henry Walter 'Chief' Ruark, lineman and co-captain of the 1942 Bulldogs. Ruark was killed in action in Belgium in November 1944.

Walter Ruark and Frank Sinkwich co-captained the 1942 Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs walking through Rose Bowl Stadium in their street clothes.

Merola was Captain of the 1950 team. Yelvington played five seasons with the New York Giants after college and a stint in the military.

Mike Castronis was an All-SEC and All-American lineman during his playing days at Georgia. He returned to his alma mater after a period of coaching high school football. He would coach and serve the University in a variety of ways and became known…

The first of many great Bulldog placekickers, Leo Costa scored at least one point in each game that he played.

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…

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.

Jim Todd was to be a key piece of the 1942 offense until Frank Sinkwich's emergence as a passer led him to be a role player.

Georgia defeated its long-time rival 20-0 in Sanford Stadium in this game played on September 29, 1945.