Athens Touchdown Club Dinner with Jerome Bettis Jerome Abram Bettis Sr. (born February 16, 1972), nicknamed The Bus, is a former American football halfback who played for the Los Angeles Rams/St. Louis Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Bettis is seventh on the list of NFL rushing yards leaders. He retired in 2006 after the Steelers won Super Bowl XL in his native Detroit, Michigan, beating the Seattle (more…)

Athens Touchdown Club Dinner with Pat Hodgson. Patrick Shannon Hodgson (born January 30, 1944 in Columbus, Georgia) is a former American football end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Georgia. After his career, he would serve as a WR and TE coach for multiple NFL teams. (more…)

Athens Touchdown Club Dinner with Coach Vince Dooley. Vincent Joseph Dooley (born September 4, 1932) was the head football coach (seasons 1964 through 1988) and athletic director (1979 to 2004) at the University of Georgia. During his 25-year coaching career at UGA, Dooley compiled a 201–77–10 record. His teams won six Southeastern Conference titles and the 1980 national championship. After the 1980 season, Dooley was (more…)

Athens Touchdown Club Dinner with Bill Hancock Executive Director of College Football Playoff Bill Hancock has achieved a unique trifecta at the highest echelon of intercollegiate athletics. He was the first full-time director of the NCAA Final Four, the first executive director of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and the first executive director of the (more…)

Athens Touchdown Club Dinner with Gene Chizik Eugene T. Chizik (born December 28, 1961) is a former American football coach and former player. He was most recently the defensive coordinator at North Carolina from 2015–2016. He served as the head coach of the Auburn football team from 2009 until the end of the 2012 season. Chizik’s 2010 Auburn Tigers football team completed a 14–0 season with a (more…)