"Bulldogs" Many old-timers say Georgia acquired the nickname, Bulldogs, because of the strong ties with Yale whose
nickname is Bulldogs. Georgia's first president, Abraham Baldwin, was a Yale man and the early buildings on campus were designed
from blueprints of the same building at Yale. But on Nov. 3, 1920, Morgan Blake of the ATLANTA JOURNAL wrote about school nicknames
and said "The Georgia Bulldogs" would sound good because there is a certain dignity about a bulldog, as well as ferocity." After a
0-0 tie with Virginia in Charlottesville on Nov. 6, 1920, ATLANTA CONSTITUTION writer Cliff Wheatley used the name "Bulldogs"
in his story five times. The name has been used ever since.
Uga at 50 One of the best known mascots in the country, Uga is from a line owned by Frank W. (Sonny) Seiler of Savannah,
GA. since 1956. The current line began with Uga I, a solid white English Bulldog who was the grandson of a former Georgia mascot who
made the trip to the 1943 Rose Bowl. Perhaps the most famous Uga was Uga V who made appearances in the movie "Midnight in the Garden
of Good and Evil". He also graced the cover of Sports Illustrated. Uga IV was the first mascot invited to the Downtown Athletic Club
and was escorted through the banquet hall by the president of the Downtown Athletic Club and was photographed with Heisman Trophy winner
Herschel Walker. He was also the only mascot to make it to the Final Four basketball tournament.
