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This park, which stood near the present site of Phoenix Park in Southwest Atlanta, was the site of many Georgia football games in the 1890s, as Atlanta was both a convenient place to travel for both teams and fans, but also because it was home to…

Football players and others standing with the goat that served as a mascot for the two games of the 1892 season. While never an official mascot such as the Bulldog is today, the goat, decorated with a blanket emblazoned with ‘UG’ across its back…

Coach from 1910 through 1919 (with the exception of 1917 and 1918 when Georgia didn’t field a team), Cunningham was the first Georgia coach to last for more than two years. His arrival at Georgia ushered in a new era for the team, which had been…

This is a photograph of the 1897 University of Georgia football team taken sometime before October 30 1897. On that date, Richard Vonalbade 'Von' Gammon was killed during a game against the University of Virginia at Brisbane Park in Atlanta. Von…

Arguably the worst team in fielded by the University during this era, the 1909 team managed a record of only 1-4-2 under the leadership of coach James Coulter, a Brown University graduate with no prior coaching experience. During the season, Frank…

This photograph shows the University of Georgia Chapel in June of 1899. Prior to 1913, the Chapel's bell stood on the roof of the building; it was removed to the rear of the building (where it currently stands) during renovations in that year. The…

This is a photograph of University of Georgia football player R. Kyle Smith. Smith lettered on the 1905, 1906, and 1907 teams, and was the team captain in 1907. The 1907 squad went 4-3-1 overall (2-3-1 in the S.I.A.A. conference) under coach W.S.…

This is a photograph of W.A. Ritchie, who was captain of the 1899 UGA football team. Coached by Gordon Saussy, this team went 2-3-1 overall (2-2-1 in S.I.A.A. conference play).

This button is in a scrapbook documenting the student life of Lemuel D. Hill during 1907. Hill, a student at the University of Georgia, was active in many student organizations, including the SAE fraternity.