Late Schnellenberger leaves long legacy

In 1983, when Georgia played without Herschel Walker in the backfield for the first time, I became involved with a special assignment for the Orange Bowl Committee, which allowed for an opportunity to become acquainted with Howard Schnellenberger, whose Miami teams had pretty much ended the talk about the Hurricanes giving up football.

Conversations began to take place with Schnellenberger, an All-America end who played for Kentucky during a time when the Wildcats went through a period (49-55) of not playing Georgia. Nonetheless, he was well versed with regard to the Bulldogs’ Wallace Butts and the Bulldog coach’s penchant for the passing game.