When Monte Markham came to visit the campus of his alma mater in late February, arrangements were made by a
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Author Archives: Loran Smith
Loran Smith: Kim Braswell “Kicking Adversity Aside”
MADISON – Kim Braswell, the left footed placement practitioner for the Georgia Bulldogs in 1970-72—one of the last of the
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Loran Smith: We all keep an eye on the weather
The recent cold snap left this one-time farm boy emotionally bothered and depressed. It was again a reminder of how
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Loran Smith: Basketball icon Jackie Bradford inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
“March Madness” to a basketball aficionado is pulsating and enrapturing—it satiates hunger for intense competition like mana from heaven. Perhaps
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Loran Smith: Remembering Bud Grant
On the way to a pheasant hunt in South Dakota one brisk November day about ten years ago, I made
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Loran Smith: Parade Magazine and “The Belle of Bloomfield”
Although I was not aware of what was going on, it was a little disconcerting in the last couple of
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Loran Smith: On Mike Bobo
While I prefer never to begin any essay or treatise with anything negative, I realize that images sometimes become entrenched
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Remembering France
The balmy temperatures of last weekend allowed for a respite on my back patio, which led to a memorable flashback
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Loran Smith: On Mark Richt
The State of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame inducted a blue-ribbon class this past weekend—players, coaches, and administrators—highlighted by the
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Loran Smith: Covey Rise
CAMILLA – The most rewarding and uplifting experiences in life are those which are recurring. You see a game between
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Loran Smith: On Sonny Seiler
The patriarch of the Uga dynasty experienced a milestone birthday last weekend and sure didn’t look and act his age
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Loran Smith: On Todd Monken
While I didn’t resort to keeping a tally sheet, I must have been asked three dozen times or more if
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Lorne Smith: The Great White Way
Now that time has elapsed since Kentucky went down in defeat to Mike White’s upstart Bulldogs, it is nice to
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Lorne Smith: Billy Harper enjoyed being a homer
For many years, I enjoyed a friendship with a French sportswriter by the name of Denis Lalanne, who wrote for
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There is no greater competitor in the game than Kirby Smart, which his 2022 Dawgs punctuated with their Rembrandt performance to go back-to-back
The Georgia locker room pre-game for the National Championship game was as loud and animated as I have ever seen
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Loran Smith: On Herb White
Every now and then, I will get a call from Herb White, the “Elevator from Decatur.” He calls from
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Loran Smith: The Bankston Brothers
St. SIMONS ISLAND – Midday last Sunday, with a bright sun tempering a biting wind, I enjoyed a filling hamburger
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Loran Smith: On Vern Lundquist
Lundquist, who makes his home in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, with a second home in Austin, Tex., returned to Dallas last
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