There was some of that thought process going on. And when he showed up. In September 2020, the show was recast as Buck and Hut, pairing Belue with fellow former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Hutson Mason after Kincade was laid off by the station. That was just heart-breaking. Belue was atUniversities Forever in Cumming on Saturdayto promote his book,'Inside the Hedges: The Quarterback's Journey to the 1980 National Championship,' a project that was decades in the making. Produced by Georgia High School Football Daily, a free e-mail newsletter. I had wanted to meet him, said Turner, the only other quarterback to start as a freshman for Valdosta in the last 50 years. He played for what is regarded as the greatest Valdosta team ever, which went 13-0 in route to a Class 3A title. . I thought long and hard about what I was going to put in there., Photos: Impressive details in Georgia Bulldogs championship rings, Athens celebrates its long-awaited Bulldogs title with parade and stadium event, The drought is over: Georgia is national champion again, Mark Bradley: Mighty Georgia runs down Bama to claim its long-sought championship, QB Stetson Bennetts story a testament to the Georgia community that nurtured him, Steve Hummer: Champion 1980 Bulldogs have waited long enough for company. Buck Belue is a 1978 graduate of Valdosta High School in Valdosta, GA. Sign up on Classmates for free to reconnect with Buck Belue and other high school alumni. How would you contrast and compare those iconic coaches? Between plays, we would stand there and listen to Coach Rudolph break down the responsibilities of each defensive player for the play we just ran. We just knew the crowd would go crazy, and it would fire up our players.. Nunn Elementary ; Former Georgia quarterback Buck Belue is no stranger to the radio. He sort of chuckled and said there was a lot of built-up frustration over those years of losing to Valdosta, Dont take it personally is what I believe he said., 5. I was in the office when Joe Wilson threw his keys on Nick Hyders desk and told him, Coach, we are going to whip your [butt] when you come to our place in two years, and thats exactly what happened, Baker said. He was the quarterback, and he went to Ole Miss. 5,214 - Buck Belue . She finally came in and dumped it on his lap. He spent much of the camp working with Valdostas current quarterbacks, Mike Turner and Alfrie Johnson. Simmons, a defensive lineman and tight end, was the AJCs Class 3A Lineman of the Year and a Coach Athlete All-American and Joe Namath All-American. Valdosta is the principal city of the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in 2021 had a population of 149,590. [Rome, a 6-foot-4 tight end, set a national record for receiving yards in a season. Breaking down Vaughn Grissom trying to replace Dansby Swanson at shortstop. I remember Stanley Bounds. Lowndes athletic director Danny Redshaw said things have calmed down considerably between the two sides today, but there was a time when the Winnersville Classic put both Lowndes and Valdosta on high alert. The head coaches would always come and speak to the small gathering. Belue threw for 299 yards in his career, completing 37 of 68 passes with 3 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. He was unbelievable.. Stan Rome was awesome, too. The talented running back rushed 21 times for 414 yards and 6 TDs, leading Lowndes to a 71-35 victory. In the next three their record was 31-6; they finished No. That was the dream of every young athlete in Valdosta, and that dream didnt go much further than that. These are former students from VHS in Valdosta, GA who graduated in 1978. Created by Ellen Kennerly Made with Squarespace, 2022 Georgia High School Football Daily. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution named Walker the No. We were playing old youth league football at 9, 10, 11 years old, and were playing at about 8 in the morning, and if you look back in the stands, youd usually see Coach Bazemore watching the games. The runner-up was Herschel Walker, then a sophomore. Thats when I figured it was time to go., 3. It doesnt get better than that. And when he showed up Friday to host a camp, they came to the field excited to learn from him. We just live a couple miles down the road, and we just found a place where we love the people. I've had these friends that have said, 'You're crazy releasing the book now, right after the '21 team.' Redshaw also talked about the days just before the game, when fans of both teams would cruise up and down Ashley Street, hurling insults out the window at each other. Im just so thankful my quarterback coach was Joe Wilson. All the 1980 UGA stars are mentioned, but also prominently featured are teammates such as Nat Hudson, Hugh Nall, Jimmy Womack, Amp Arnold, Jimmy Payne, Eddie Weaver and Nate Taylor and assistant coaches Mike Cavan and Wayne McDuffie, among others. We would have to hire extra security guards for the entire week of the game, starting on Sunday night, and it would last all week long until the game was over, Redshaw said. I'd gone through and written it probably in the late 80s, then a couple of years later changed ityou know, write, rewrite, write, rewrite. ], Ive also got some memories of Coach Hyder trying to turn the program around and he took me to some playoff games to watch Michael Jolly [the quarterback on Central-Macons 1975 Class 3A championship team]. The stunning 93-yard touchdown pass from Belue to receiver Lindsay Scott with 1:03 remaining gave the Bulldogs a 26-21 victory. This record was later broken by Aaron Murray's 98-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Davis in Georgia's victory over North Texas in 2013. I grew up admiring most of those guys on the list we were voting on. One of the motivations for doing the book was to talk about Valdosta High School and the football program through the years, and Ive had so many people, whether theyre Bulldog fans or not, ask questions about how Valdosta won all those games. They worked on it all week. Latest: Gallery: Buck Belue book signing at Coach's Corner . I talked with Coach [Jim] Hughes about that later. Buck Belue is the only Quarterback to start all four years at Quarterback for Valdosta High. Former UGA quarterback Buck Belue authors book on 1980 championship season, Online archive of print stories 2006-present, Pick em 2022 Forsyth Sports football picks, Football: Forsyth County News Media Day-watch the videos. In 1977, Wilsons second season, he made good on his assurance to Martin that he was finally going to beat Valdosta, and on his boast to Hyder that he was going to whip your [butt], by leading the Vikings to an incredible 7-2 win over the Wildcats in front of a frenzied Lowndes home crowd. It includes Brooks County to the west.. Valdosta is the home of Valdosta State University, a regional university in the University . He also became the first active player at South Carolina to have his jersey retired, No. Belue played all four years on Georgias baseball team. Credit: Photo by Chris McShane (provided by Buck Belue). Dooley stayed, Georgia went on complete the last perfect season in school history, and Belue and his coach are just fine. Ron Simmons was a monumental piece of Warner Robins state and National Sports News Service (NSNS) national championship team that went 13-0 and was considered by some the most dominant Georgia team in history. To order a book or get a copy at a book signing, click here. . Im just so thankful my quarterback coach was Joe Wilson. Everybody was running the Wing-T, and he ran the pro set, throwing the ball. As a young boy there growing up in Valdosta, we all dreamed of the day we would get to high school and wear that Wildcat uniform and win a state title. We still do that now, just not as much.. Copyright 2023 M & S Media Group LLC. !"-Susan Wooten, 2022 CATS Winner Buck goes shopping with his daughter at the Braves Store in SunTrust Park.It is obvious they are not on the same page when it comes to jersey shopping.. NewsBreak provides latest and breaking news about Buck Belue. That turned on a light for me. You need to watch him tonight, and he put on one of the most memorable performances I can remember seeing. Lowndes won the game 15-14. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.. Today's interviewee is Buck Belue, sports talk show host for 680 The Fan, quarterback for Georgia's 1980 national championship team, four-year starting quarterback at Valdosta, inaugural selectee into the new Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame and author of a new book, "Inside The Hedges," a look at Georgia's 1980 season and his athletic career. Register Batting It was so much fun going being part of that atmosphere. [Belue said the second motivation for writing the book was bragging on teammates and players at Georgia and Valdosta that didnt get the credit they deserved. Georgia quarterback Buck Belue got things moving for Georgia in the second quarter, engineering a scoring drive in only four plays for a 14-3 lead. A third Wildcat quarterback to be storied among these pages of Bulldawg Illustrated, this is Greg Talley, an alumni of Valdosta High School and the University of Georgia sounds familiar.For two of my previous 2019 columns, quarterbacks at VHS and Georgia (Buck Belue and John Lastinger) have been featured, so why stop there?A few years after these studs suited up in the silver britches, we . I was friends with Coach Wilsons son, Jody, so I got some behind-the-scenes access to practice and going to the games and seeing the locker room. This record stood for 29 years. Hundreds of people turned out at the The Salty Snapper, including former Valdosta High classmates and UGA teammates. In 1982, Walker won the Heisman Trophy. With Coach Hyder, you just couldnt imagine anyone working harder than him to be successful. Salary in 2020. One of their defensive linemen, Charles Bergman, got hold of Bucks jersey at the sleeve, and ripped it right off his back, Lastinger said. Buck Belue, who quarterbacked Georgia to a national championship in 1980, was at Universities Forever in Cumming on Saturday to promote his book 'Inside the Hedges: The Quarterback's Journey to the 1980 National Championship.' - photo by David Roberts. Baker said of all the great players he coached against in the Winnersville Classic, none was better than James Wildman Carter. He has ordered it, however. The most improbable win for either team was this one, with Valdosta overcoming a 17-7 deficit in just 1:14 to win the Winnersville Classic over Lowndes. He hit .447 for the 1982 season and his .356 career batting average (he also hit 30 homers and scored 114 runs) remains among the top 10 in school history. He was the quarterback, and he went to Ole Miss. The 55-yard scamper, with Reid zig-zagging his way through the entire Valdosta defense on his way to the endzone, sealed the victory for the Vikings against the visiting Wildcats. That still sort of haunts me even today., 7. Also, I was motivated by writing about the 1980 season and about the guys that never got the credit. ET to 11:00 a.m. In the 2011 game, Lowndes was leading 17-7, and with only 1:14 remaining in the game, looked like they were on their way to their eighth straight win in the Winnersville Classic. I knew coverage, I knew techniques, things that it seemed like these other quarterbacks didnt understand at the time. Like those Thomasville players [during 1973 and 1974 state championship seasons]. Benjamin Franklin "Buck" Belue played American football and baseball at the University of Georgia from 1978 to 1981. All Rights Reserved. I had Jack Rudolph coaching the defense. Host of Buck's Beat podcast. High School: Valdosta HS (Valdosta, GA) School: University of Georgia (Athens, GA) Full Name: Benjamin F. Belue View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. He started in 78 out of 92 career games, made three Pro Bowls and was first-team All Pro once. The Bulldogs winning a national championship last season also served as an impetus. The student then greased the entire flag pole from top to bottom, ensuring that it would not be very easy for Valdosta High maintenance to climb up to detach the Viking flag. I just think of all the people that helped me get there, as I mentioned, Coach Bazemore, Coach Hyder, Coach Wilson, Coach Rudolph. As a young boy there growing up in Valdosta, we all dreamed of the day we would get to high school and wear that Wildcat uniform and win a state title. An astounding number at the time and a record that took more than a decade to break. ", Former Georgia quarterback and current Forsyth County resident Buck Belue, right, with Universities Forever owners Stuart Cohen, left, and Jini Lee. One of the motivations for doing the book was to talk about Valdosta High School and the football program through the years, and Ive had so many people, whether theyre Bulldog fans or not, ask questions about how Valdosta won all those games. It turned out it was a bad snap from the center and threw off the timing. In practice, it was always the 1s against the 1s. Plus, Buck's Beat Podcast. I just think of all the people that helped me get there, as I mentioned, Coach Bazemore, Coach Hyder, Coach Wilson, Coach Rudolph. Valdosta High School - Sandspur Yearbook (Valdosta, GA), Class of 1978, Page 57 of 272 | E-Yearbook.com has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. The defibrillator was donated by the Lord Wedgwood Charity, in Belues name. Who are some of the great players you saw from your era or before? They already had been to Jacksonville, Fla., Macon and Columbus. Belue also talked to all of the players about being positive influences and representing themselves and the Valdosta Wildcats well. So, we brought the mule out, with Freddie riding the thing, and that mule started out toward midfield just as we had practiced, but then the crowd roared, and it scared the poor mule so much that he just stopped in his tracks and Freddie went flying off over the front of it., That mule then took off, without Freddie to guide him, straight towards the Valdosta sideline, Prince said. Joe had been passed over for the head coaching job at Valdosta twice, Prince said. They were up 40-0 with 30 seconds left and still giving the ball to William Andrews. Some call them Winnersville. Occasionally, however, things got a little out of control. 2. Owen Prince, Lowndes County Schools director of information and athletic business, and a graduate of Lowndes High School, recalled what led to Wilsons unhappiness at Valdosta. The following year, he put up a career-best 714 rushing yards. But it was more than that. His three children range in age from 8 to 11. Two, Ill beat Valdosta, which youve never done. Belue also presented a defibrillator to the school Friday. What was the most memorable high school game that you played? It remains one of those indelible football moments from which Buck Belue can never escape, nor does he want to. What did those coaches mean to you? Join Facebook to connect with Guy Belue and others you may know. It was just playing for the Wildcats. Brooks scored 70 touchdowns at Warner Robins. Buck has also written a new book about his times as an athlete in Valdosta and the University of Georgia. SPONSORED BY: Buck Belue - 1980 National Championship QB It was just playing for the Wildcats. We were in an extra bedroom, and his wife came in a couple of times and told him dinner was ready. Chuck Knoll's Steelers were champions and as. He rushed for 1,332 yards as a senior, when Duluth missed the playoffs despite finishing 8-1-1, and ran for 2,300 yards and 28 touchdowns as a junior on a state runner-up team. I talked with Coach [Jim] Hughes about that later. One of the key plays in the 1980 season was a 93-yard touchdown pass from Belue to wide receiver Lindsay Scott[1] I remember in the 1981 game, quarterback John Bond took off down the Lowndes sideline and ran for an 80-yard touchdown, Baker said. ], 4. So the Viking flag flew high and proud over the Valdosta stadium property, for at least a little while.. [Johnson scored on a 68-yard run on the final play of the first half, then threw a 28-yard TD pass and a two-point conversion in the final seconds for a 26-26 tie. Schools . I just wanted to be real with that, Belue said. Then, Prince said, prior to the 1979 game, Lowndes was warming up in their traditional crimson jerseys. Between plays, we would stand there and listen to Coach Rudolph break down the responsibilities of each defensive player for the play we just ran. But it was more than that. Reid is forever known for The Run against Valdosta in the 2007 game. When I got to Georgia, I felt I was way ahead of the curve. In football, Belue was named to the first-team All-SEC team in 1981. Baker said the bands from both schools began joining forces on the field before each game and would play the National Anthem together. Really, my wife kicked me in the butt and said, 'Let's finish this thing.'". So he came up with the name Plowboys. He and then-band director Billy Martin ordered straw hats with LHS Plowboys across the front, which the band wore during their halftime performance.. We got the ball with about three or four minutes left inside our own 10 and drove down to the 1-yard line with like two seconds left. Hyder became head coach your freshman year. But the current Wildcats still know who he is. It was infuriating.. But it missed its mark literally. He won state titles in Alabama at . It was not very good, Georgias home finale ends with a thud vs. Florida, Atlanta Uniteds Franco Ibarra settling into his natural role, Stetson Bennett, Darnell Washington highlight Bulldogs at NFL combine, Seeding, pride on line as Georgia Bulldogs host Florida, Timber frame office building at Ponce City Market Atlanta starts to rise, Supreme Court hearing on student loan forgiveness: What it means for Georgians. Sign up now to get our FREE breaking news coverage delivered right to your inbox. He was the best in the business. Belue, who lives in Forsyth County, currently hosts the Buck Belue Show on 680 The Fan. These two Wildcat backers agree on their most memorable moment: The Comeback.. But the current Wildcats still know who he is. That passage appears in Chapter 18 -- titled The Dooley Drama -- of the 199-page book. High School Highlights - Portal state basketball advances Prep Sports Blitz - Feb. 18, 2023 The Eagles Nest - Feb. 19, 2023 You get what is known as one of the greatest rivalries in all of high school football so great that its included in the Great American Rivalry Series, which recognizes the top high school football rivalries across the nation. The Valdosta High class of '78 alumni are listed below. Belue credits his wife, Kelley, for kicking me in the butt to finally get it done. His daughter, Audrey -- who will attend Mississippi State as a freshman this fall -- serves as his assistant at signings and with daily logistics. I would soak up all this knowledge. Its great that the Lord Wedgwood Charity offered to give one to a school in my name. He sort of chuckled and said there was a lot of built-up frustration over those years of losing to Valdosta, Dont take it personally is what I believe he said., 5. No question about it.. Call: (916)383-0110 (510)781-4800. Im pleased we were able to give Valdosta a defibrillator, since they didnt have one, Belue said. We missed a chip-shot field goal that wouldve won the state championship for all of us. Belue said he and most of his Georgia teammates understood after hearing Dooleys explanation about his deep relationships at Auburn. Belue also details in the book how he balanced his baseball pursuits while competing to be the starting quarterback on a team that won back-to-back SEC championships. The Valdosta Wildcats have been playing football since 1913, and with over 900 wins, 24 state championships, six national championships, and a bunch of region titles, they remain the winningest high school football team in the country. First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. Belue devotes several chapters to his high school days pursuing state championships under coach Nick Hyder. In practice, it was always the 1s against the 1s. Buck Belue 0:00 0:32 The "best team ever" conversation is an interesting one. Your high school friends are looking for you! Buck Belue Georgia QB. The Georgia football team had just put a bow on an undefeated regular season with a resounding 38-20 win over Georgia Tech in 1980 when the players awoke the following morning to news that coach Vince Dooley reportedly was leaving to become coach and athletic director at Auburn. Its a good feeling knowing you represent Valdosta. Netflix on Friday is premiering 'Titletown High,' a documentary series chronicling Valdosta (Ga.) High School's 2020 football season and Rush Propst, its controversial coach. On the next play, Wilkes found Sherrod Inman in the back of the end zone to cut the lead to 17-14. While Atlanta was being called Loserville by mostly state and national sports writers, Chason replied in his column that Valdosta was doing very well with the success of its local sports teams and was worthy of the title Winnersville.. They just had a huge impact in my career along with all those teammates I played with at Valdosta, many of them deserving of those kinds of honors. She finally came in and dumped it on his lap. ], 4. Valdosta High School - Sandspur Yearbook (Valdosta, GA), Class of 1975, Page 130 of 272 | E-Yearbook.com has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. We worked a lot on fundamentals. He was the first Georgia-grown player to win the Heisman. I knew coverage, I knew techniques, things that it seemed like these other quarterbacks didnt understand at the time. . The quarterback thing happened late for me, and it was Wright Bazemore that told the middle school coach to move me to quarterback, so I owe much of my football success to Coach Bazemore for having the insight to get me over to that position. I definitely wanted to share the Valdosta experience because Ive had thousands of people ask me over the years, What was the secret to Valdosta winning all those games all those years? Belue said. 2 in the state in Buck's senior season. He and his wife had an apartment next to the school, and I would go over to watch film with him. However, this week in anticipation of his new book "Inside the Hedges," Belue took to Sirius XM's SEC This Morning to share a story from his . The dream was to wear that Valdosta uniform and do like every other graduate that came through, and that was win a state championship, and we played Clarke Central in Athens and lost 16-14. You just looked at Bazemore like Lombardi at the time. 1. Herschel Walker was the lone unanimous selectee for the inaugural class of the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame, selected on 35 of 35 ballots. Belue is a radio talk show host in Atlanta (on 680 AM), but remains a big fan of Wildcat football. They were running the same sets and plays. Reached by phone this week, Dooley said he has not yet read Belues book. Joe Wilson took over the Vikings football team in 1976, and right away encouraged the players to embrace their country boy personality and call themselves Plowboys. He led the Vikings to an 8-2 season, which included upset victories over Tift County and Thomasville High. The show was a weekly production featuring McGuyrt and the Valdosta head coach talking about the previous game and looking ahead to the upcoming game. The Georgia High School Association has levied a $7,500 fine against Valdosta High School, ordered the Wildcats to forfeit seven victories from the 2020 football season, banned the team from . Prince said a few of the football players jumped in to try to bring it over to the shore, but that didnt work. We just rolled with it and said the timing is the timing. Sandra Belue's son and his roommate, Scott, had just carved out a piece of immortality. Don Shula's Miami Dolphins went undefeated and won the Super Bowl. According to Baker, the win inspired a year-long rally cry: 7 to 2 we beat Belue., John Lastinger, the son of Johnny B. Lastinger, played receiver at Valdosta and would be the guy who succeeded Belue at quarterback. Heset a Bengals record in 1984 with four rushing touchdowns in a game against the Houston Oilers. Lowndes High School opened its doors to students in 1966, and by 1968 was able to field a football team. [4] His career batting average at Georgia was .356 and he went on to play three years in the Montreal Expos organization. Nobody would have a better perspective from a players standpoint than Buck as the quarterback of that team.. He played both football and basketball at Clemson and was a three-year starter on the hardwood. When Andrews retired, he ranked 24th all-time in the NFL in rushing yards. What did those coaches mean to you? Todd Holcomb has been a contributor to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 1985. The class also includes two players that went to Valdosta High School (Rome and Belue), Avondale (Dudish and Kell), Warner Robins (Brooks and Simmons), Washington County (Spikes and Edwards) and Parkview (Francoeur and Stinchcomb) while 26 other high schools had one player represented. 3 Georgia high school football player of all time by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2007, and this is just his football career. Brooks made the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2014. Calvin McGuyrt, who claims to have attended more Wildcat games than any other living person since #1 Wildcat fan David Waller passed away, founded and hosted The Wildcat Tradition TV show for 33 years. We had some tense moments during those years, but I sort of wanted a hard-to-please coach. Lowndes came back with, My heroes have always been plowboys.. Im looking forward to reading it, Dooley said. Before he was an All-SEC running back at Auburn and played 13 NFL seasons, James Brooks led Warner Robins to a 1976 Class 3A championship and a National Sports News Service (NSNS) national title. Coach Jerry Don Baker confirmed the rumor. The quarterback thing happened late for me, and it was Wright Bazemore that told the middle school coach to move me to quarterback, so I owe much of my football success to Coach Bazemore for having the insight to get me over to that position. The Georgia High School Association has levied a $7,500 fine against Valdosta High School, ordered the Wildcats to forfeit seven victories from the 2020 football season . 10 high school player in state history. He was the quarterback for the Georgia Bulldogs in 1980, when the team went 12-0, and, after beating Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl, was named the consensus national champion. I had Jack Rudolph coaching the defense. 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