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Tag Archives: Loran Smith
Loran Smith: Spring Training Bonus
For years, I have had the good fortune to spend time in Florida for Grapefruit League games as well as
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Loran Smith: On Georgia/Florida
PONTE VEDRA – I came early for the weekend, as I always do when the football teams of Georgia and
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Loran Smith: Hedges ‘a Hummin
Since the fall of 1956, it has been my good fortune to have missed only one Georgia home game between
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Loran Smith: Happy Days Will Return
There are so many little things that take place in a football game that can have a big impact on
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Loran Smith: For the Love of the Game
In Athens earlier this week, I timed a trip uptown via Lumpkin Street to immerse myself in the phalanx of
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Loran Smith: The Varsity
WATKINSVILLE – Since the Varsity on Broad Street in Athens closed its doors, I have not had a chilidog and
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Loran Smith: Elberton: Granite, Chester Webb and Patsy Neal
ELBERTON – This is a place which has experienced considerable highlights through the years but remains one of those small
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Loran Smith: On Robert Miles
The University of Georgia chapter of the National Football Foundation recently conducted its annual awards banquet which was the conclusion
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Loran Smith: On Tommy Lawhorne
Recently at a beachside gathering, Bill Griffin invited Tommy and Susan Lawhorne to join friends for a social outing at which
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Loran Smith: The Highwaymen
I’ll always be thankful for public television and the people and places that its cameras and producers explore and showcase
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Loran Smith: On Lyndi Rae Davis
If Lyndi Rae Davis had another year of eligibility, she might leave campus with a PhD. By the end of
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Loran Smith: The Golden Isles are a treasure for all Georgians
St. SIMONS ISLAND – Whenever I have an opportunity to visit Georgia’s Golden Isles, I become overwhelmed with the serenity
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Loran Smith: Vidalia, The Sweet Onion City
VIDALIA – This vibrant agri-business town, which is known far and wide for a vegetable that people can’t get enough
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Loran Smith: Spring Training 2025
With spring training underway, there is that itch to pack up the car and head South to the Sunshine State
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Loran Smith: Ask not what your university can do for you, ask what you can do for your university
SEA ISLAND – This essay could easily be found in the sports pagesin that Bill Griffin’s affiliation with golf has
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Loran Smith: Super Philly Dawgs
With 57 former Georgia players with their names on National Football League rosters, it is often difficult to pull for
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Loran Smith: The Middle Eight
Coaches often talk about the “Middle Eight,” a term, which was originated by Bill Belichick and Michael Lombardi. Belichick
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