Vince Dooley

Personal life Dooley married Barbara Meshad in March 1960. They met while studying at Auburn together, and remained married until his death. an assistant coach for the Miami Dolphins, the University of Georgia, Missouri, and LSU, as well as a position coach for the New York Giants.

Dooley's younger brother, Bill Dooley, worked on the Georgia Bulldogs football staff, before becoming a noted college head coach in his own right at the University of North Carolina, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest. The two brothers found themselves on opposing sidelines during the December 1971 Gator Bowl, played in Jacksonville, Florida.

Dooley died on October 28, 2022, at home in Athens, Georgia. He was 90, and had recovered from mild symptoms of COVID-19 in the same month as his death.

Awards and honors Dooley receives a challenge coin from Brig. Gen. Joseph Jarrard in 2016. Dooley was inducted in the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1978, the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1984, and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994. In 2004, Dooley was enshrined into UGA's Circle of Honor, which is the school's highest tribute to former athletes and coaches. Dooley received the Homer Rice Award, the highest honor given by the Division I-A Athletic Directors Association, in September 2007. He was inducted into the Marine Corps Sports Hall of Fame in July 2012. Six years later, the Georgia Historical Society established the Vincent J. Dooley Distinguished Fellows Program in honor of Dooley. It was designed to accomplish two goals consistent with Dooley's life and legacy – recognizing senior scholars in the field of history and mentoring and developing emerging historians. Historian David Blight and author Rick Atkinson have been named Vincent J. Dooley Distinguished Teaching Fellows.

On September 7, 2019, the football field at the University of Georgia's Sanford Stadium was renamed "Dooley Field" in honor of the coach.

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