Smith: UGA Hall of Fame

Following World War II, Americans were anxious to return to normalcy. A big part of that came in embracing college football on Saturday afternoons. The nation and college campuses were filled with returning veterans looking to obtain a degree and get on with their lives.

Smith: Verne Lundquist

As the Masters officially got underway, I began my day (mid-morning was not a deterrent) with a pimento cheese sandwich and a Diet Coke.Then I beat it over to the manor clubhouse for a respite with a smattering of friends and acquaintances beneath the Big Oak by the first tee.

Smith: Planting in April

April is a good time for planting in Georgia — everything from the larger row crops such as cotton, corn, and peanuts to most anything that can be grown in a garden.The last frost usually occurs by mid-April in most parts of the state, except for North Georgia.

Smith: Masters memories

With the Masters coming up next week, there are so many memories and reflections to remind us of what this great state has to offer the world.

Smith: Butch Mulherin

Butch Mulherin, the first orthopedic MD to hang out his shingle in Athens, was a Georgia native, a Bulldog football letterman, and a man of good humor with a deep and abiding passion for following a birddog through the brush and bramble of family acreage near Damascus in deep Southwest Georgia.

Smith: Have you heard of Gardi?

This unincorporated community, seven miles south of Jesup on U. S. 341, has a population of 85.That is what Wikipedia says about this settlement I have been passing through for decades.

Smith: Tommy Lawhorne was an athlete who excelled on the field and in the classroom at UGA

Recently at a beachside gathering, Bill Griffin invited Tommy and Susan Lawhorne to join friends for a social outing at which the conversational theme focused on the University of Georgia.Bill and Tommy have much in common.

Smith: ‘Drought Breaker’ inducted into Sports HOF

Theron Sapp was among 10 inductees to the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame last month. He was a 200-pound, hard-charging fullback.

Smith: Coastal Georgia town of Darien

This charming coastal enclave is a banana split town. If that causes a mite of head scratching, just remember what was said about that tasty treat in years past — that one banana split was never enough.Likewise, one visit here is shortchanging oneself.

Smith: Spring training 2025

With spring training underway, there is that itch to pack up the car, head south to the Sunshine State, and spend a fortnight visiting the big-league training camps on both coasts.For years, the majority of teams trained in Florida.