ACCENT ON ACADEMICS NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARS 1. GEORGIA..................11 2. Ole Miss.........................8 3. Florida State...................7 LSU................................7 Tennessee.......................6 Florida............................6 7. North Carolina...............5 Furman...........................5 9. Vanderbilt.......................4 Virginia..........................4 Auburn...........................4 South Carolina...............4 Alabama.........................4 Kentucky........................4 15. Clemson.........................3 N.C. State.......................3 Georgia Tech..................3
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA FOOTBALL PLAYERS 1. Ole Miss..................22 2. LSU.........................21 3. Alabama..................19 4. GEORGIA..............18 Georgia Tech...........18 6. Florida.....................16 7. Florida State............15 8. Duke........................14 9. Vanderbilt................13 Furman....................13 11. Auburn.....................12 12. Arkansas..................11 Tennessee................11 14. Miss. State.................9 N.C. State..................9 16. Delta State.................7
NCAA POST-GRADUATE SCHOLARS – FOOTBALL 1. GEORGIA...........13 U. of the South.....13 3. Furman.................10 Florida..................10 5. Ole Miss.................9 6. Georgia Tech..........6 Wake Forest............6 Alabama.................6 9. Miss. State..............5 Tennessee...............5 11. Clemson.................4 UT-Chattanooga.....4 Vanderbilt...............4
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Fran Tarkenton, QB Bob Etter, PK Lynn Hughes, S Bob Etter, PK Bill Stanfill, DT Tom Nash, OT Mixon Robinson, DE Glynn Harrison, RB Jeff Lewis, LB Terry Hoage, ROV (2nd team) Terry Hoage, ROV Terry Hoage, ROV Todd Peterson, PK Alec Millen, OT (2nd team) Matt Stinchcomb, OT Matt Stinchcomb, OT Kirby Smart, FS (2nd team) Jon Stinchcomb, OT (2nd team) Jon Stinchcomb, OT Jon Stinchcomb, OT Drew Butler, P
NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARDS 1966.......................... Bobby Etter PK 1967 ..............Tommy Lawhorne, LB 1968 ........................ Billy Payne, DE 1969 .................... Tim Callaway, DG 1970........................Tommy Lyons, C 1971 ...........................Tom Nash, OT 1977 ...........................Jeff Lewis, LB 1983 .................... Terry Hoage, ROV 1998 ................Matt Stinchcomb, OT 2002...................Jon Stinchcomb, OT 2004......................David Greene, QB
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1. GEORGIA...............57* 2. Florida.........................38 3. Tennessee....................29 4. Alabama......................28 5. North Carolina............26 6. U. of the South............25 7. N.C. State....................23 9. Clemson......................19 8. Virginia.......................17 10. Kentucky.....................14 * Fifth nationally
Academic All-SEC
1954 Len Spadifino, OG, Chemistry; Bob Clemens, FB, Agriculture
Academic All-Stars ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
NCAA POST-GRADUATE SCHOLARS – ALL SPORTS
NCAA POST-GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP HONOREES 1968 1969 1971 1972 1972 1978 1980 1981 1983 1987 1988 1998 2002
Tommy Lawhorne, LB Billy Payne, DE Tommy Lyons, C Tom Nash, OT Mixon Robinson, DE Jeff Lewis, LB Jeff Pyburn, QB Chris Welton, ROV Terry Hoage, ROV Kim Stephens, OG Richard Tardits, LB Matt Stinchcomb, OT Jon Stinchcomb, OT
Matt and Jon Stinchcomb of Lilburn are two of Georgia's most decorated players in history. Both earned honors as All-America, Academic All-America, and selection to the AFCA National Good Works Team. Both also were named recipients of the NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship and National Football Foundation Post-Graduate Scholarship. Matt is currently with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers while Jon was drafted in 2003 by the New Orleans Saints.
1955 Len Spadifino, OG, Chemistry 1956 George Whitton, HB, Commercial Art 1957 Jimmy Orr, HB, Business Adm. 1959 Pat Dye, G, Physical Education; Fran Tarkenton, QB, Business Adm. 1960 Fran Tarkenton, QB, Business Adm. 1962 Billy Knowles, HB, Business Adm. 1963 Billy Knowles, HB, Business Adm. 1964 George Nowicki, E, History; Bob Etter, PK, Mathematics; Pat Hunnicutt, DB, Pre-Med 1965 Bob Etter, PK, Mathematics; Lynn Hughes, S, Accounting 1966 Bob Etter, PK, Mathematics; Kirby Moore, QB, Business Adm.; Tommy Lawhorne, LB, Pre-Med; Lynn Hughes, S, Accounting 1967 Billy Payne, T, Pre-Law; Kirby Moore, QB, Business Adm.; Tommy Lawhorne, LB, Pre-Med; Jake Scott, S, Business 1968 Bruce Yawn, C, Business; Billy Payne, E, Pre-Law; Bill Stanfill, DT, Education; Happy Dicks, LB, Pre-Med 1969 Tommy Lyons, C, Arts & Sciences; Lee Daniel, DT, Arts & Sciences; Tim Callaway, DG, Business 1970 Tom Nash, OT, Education; Tommy Lyons, C, Arts and Sciences 1971 Tom Nash, OT, Economics; Mixon Robinson, DE, PreMed; Chuck Heard, DT, Pre-Med 1972 Mac McWhorter, OG, Education; Len Ellspermann, DE, Business 1973 Mac McWhorter, OG, Education
COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA HALL OF FAME 2004 Terry Hoage, ROV
1975 Hugh Hendrix, OG, Business; Glynn Harrison, RB, Pre-Law; Kevin McLee, RB, Education; Allan Leavitt, PK, Arts and Sciences; Dicky Clark, DE, Business Education 1976 Matt Robinson, QB, Journalism; Kevin McLee, RB, Education; Dicky Clark, DE, Business; Johnny Henderson, DB, Business; Ben Zambiasi, LB, Criminology 1977 Jeff Pyburn, QB, Liberal Arts; Jeff Lewis, LB, PreLaw 1978 Mark Hodge, TE, Finance; Jeff Pyburn, QB, Liberal Arts; Steve Dennis, DE, Finance; Chris Welton, DB, Pre-Med 1979 Jeff Pyburn, QB, Liberal Arts; Jay Russell, SE, Physical Ed