When the Eagles drafted Georgia’s Nolan Smith soon after having picked Jalen Carter earlier, a couple of calls came in
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Author Archives: Loran Smith
Loran Smith: Wesley Walls, from Pontotoc to Charlotte
CHARLOTTE – With a population of 874,579 as proclaimed by the last census, the Queen City of Charlotte is the
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Loran Smith: 3 Generations
TEMPE, Ariz. – Last weekend here in the Valley of the Sun, there was a gathering of three generations—grandfather, father,
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Loran Smith: UGA Hall of Fame
The National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame have local chapters across the country, with one of the
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Loran Smith: “The Song of the Chattahoochee”
The spring and the fall are glorious times to take respite in the North Georgia mountains. Anytime you go near
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Loran Smith’s Masters Saturday Column
AUGUSTA – Sometimes, eavesdropping has its advantages, and that was the case with the overhearing of a conversation with Colin
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Loran Smith: Tommy Aaron and Roberto De Vicenzo
With every official, competitor, and patron maintaining a hopeful eye on the weather while basking in the golden rays of
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Loran Smith: This is my 63rd Masters, and I am as excited as ever
AUGUSTA – This is my 63rd Masters, and I am as excited as ever to become immersed in the most
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Loran Smith: The Monte Markham Story, UGA Renaissance Man
When Monte Markham came to visit the campus of his alma mater in late February, arrangements were made by a
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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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