[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 143 (Monday, September 9, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S5353]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                        Tribute to Vince Dooley

  Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, I rise for a moment to pay tribute to a 
great Georgian and his wife who this past Saturday in Athens, GA, 
before the University of Georgia football game, were honored by naming 
the field at the Sanford Stadium, Dooley Field.
  Vince Dooley coached Georgia to a national championship in 1980 and 
coached Herschel Walker, probably the most famous running back in the 
history of football. He was also a great contributor to the university, 
contributing millions of dollars himself, personally, to see that 
libraries were built. He wrote seven books, including a book on 
flowers, which is the one that all botanists around the world pay 
attention to, and he is an expert historian on the Civil War. He is 
just a great American. He went to Auburn, but he recovered and came to 
Georgia.
  He started coaching at Georgia and did better and better until he got 
us a national championship. This weekend, as our senior past athletic 
director and past coach, we named the field at Georgia after Vince 
Dooley for 25 years of outstanding service to the university and a 
lifetime of service to education.
  May God bless Vince Dooley, Barbara Dooley, and their family. 
Congratulations to the University of Georgia and congratulations to 
Vince.
  I yield back.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.