[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H160]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        REMEMBERING SONNY SMART

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mourn the loss of 
Sonny Smart, who unfortunately passed away this month at the age of 76.
  Mr. Smart graduated from Samford in 1970, where he played the 
position of center on the football team. He joined Holtville High 
School as an assistant coach shortly after his graduation. Soon, Mr. 
Smart began his 23-year head coaching career.
  At the beginning of his career as a head coach, Mr. Smart was a high 
school football coach at Bainbridge High School in south Georgia from 
1988 to 1994. He then moved on to become the head coach at Rabun County 
High School of north Georgia in 1995 where he remained until his 
retirement.
  The father of Georgia football Coach Kirby Smart, Sonny Smart was a 
valued member of the Georgia community. During his time at Bainbridge, 
he even had the opportunity to coach his son Kirby.
  Mr. Smart is survived by his wife, Sharon, and his three children, 
Karl, Kirby, and Kendall. He will always be remembered as an incredible 
father, husband, coach, and friend.

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