It turned out it was a bad snap from the center and threw off the timing. I basically wrote it on a Word document with the help of an editor, Belue said in a telephone interview this week. 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. ET to 11:00 a.m. Buck Belue Buck Blanton Calvin Waters Caroline Everitte Cassandra Morris Catherine (Cathy) Pearlman Chad Wilson Charles Fluit . Buck Belue led Georgia to a 12-0 record and a national title in 1980. This biographical article relating to an American football quarterback born in the 1950s is a stub. Oscar universe belongs to 'Everything Everywhere'. Closed on Weekends. Then, the second time was when they brought in Nick Hyder from Rome.. "Well,. He bypassed his senior season and went to the USFL and totaled 7,046 all-purpose yards and 61 touchdowns in three years. Coach Wilson would be saying we can throw to this running back because weve got this linebacker on him. I was blessed with this great coaching. [Belue passed for a state-record 5,214 yards and won two region titles in his four Valdosta seasons. William Andrews was the leading rusher for Thomasvilles consecutive state champions in 1973 and 1974. If you are a Valdosta alumn, we encourage you to register and be sure to sign up for the alumni newsletter. Rome said in high school, he did. It was a real mess, he said. They were very different. I had wanted to meet him, said Turner, the only other quarterback to start as a freshman for Valdosta in the last 50 years. 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. Prince recalled a prank that took place the week of the 1974 game. Henderson said neighborhood residents called the police, who came over to the Valdosta fields where he and other fans were watching practice. Ive known Coach Tomberlin for a long time. 25 Georgia high school player of all-time. Because official statistics are not required or maintained by any state organization, the records that we display here come from individual schools and from media reports, primarily newspapers. He played at 6 feet, 2 inches, and 240 pounds but was exceptionally fast. 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. Want to get the content before anyone else? Washington High in Massillon, Ohio, is 612-158-35 since 1894. It was pretty good, Johnson said. I talked with Coach [Jim] Hughes about that later. "I have been a Wildcat all my life, so Valdosta City Schools will always be a part of me. Lowndes led 3-0 after the third quarter, and although Valdosta would score twice in the fourth quarter to win 14-3, it was obvious that things were indeed about to change. Four other ex-Georgia players helped Belue at the camp. In 2007, the AJC ranked him the No. They were running the same sets and plays. 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. But I never in any way committed to them.. McGuyrt also emceed the FCA banquet that was held the Thursday before the big game. Georgia captured its first national championship since that fabled season in January with a 33-18 win against Alabama in the title game. Georgia was loaded with talent in 1980 there were five future NFL Draft picks on the roster, plus Hall of Fame head coach Vince Dooley and legendary defensive coordinator Erk Russell. His coach, Bobby Bowden, called Simmons the most significant recruit and player in turning FSU into a national power. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. !"-Susan Wooten, 2022 CATS Winner They were up 40-0 with 30 seconds left and still giving the ball to William Andrews. In some cases, the insults would turn from verbal to something more physical. 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. I had other friends there, too, just like they did that day in that room. Stan Rome was awesome, too. There were a lot of guys who had a huge impact to the success of those teams.]. This isn't conjecture, it's really fact. Valdosta High School Graduate. @ThePodcastPark. Buck Belue, former Valdosta, UGA quarterback. Benjamin Franklin "Buck" Belue played American football and baseball at the University of Georgia from 1978 to 1981. He shared time with Jeff Pyburn a. We had a Valdosta booster, Charlie Whetherington, who knew a pilot, and they flew over a Valdosta practice the week of the game against Lowndes and dumped those flyers. 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. He was just so far ahead of his time. The Wildcats loss to Lowndes and the close game the year before were the turning points of the series, and turned it into a true rivalry, Lastinger said. His 1971 state-record 21 receiving touchdowns stood until 2010. Jan 26. The first part of the book is my journey through Valdosta and the secrets to all the winning. A defibrillator is a device used to treat a person who has suddenly gone into cardiac arrest, and possibly save their life. 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. [Rome, a 6-foot-4 tight end, set a national record for receiving yards in a season. I would soak up all this knowledge. 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. The History of the Winnersville Classic: Valdosta, Lowndes and a Community-Wide Celebration, 4 Questions With Northside Warner Robins Football Coach Chad Alligood, One-Point Wins Highlight Exciting Georgia Boys Basketball Playoffs, 4 Questions with McEachern Football Coach Kareem Reid, McCullough Triplets Ready for Next Chapter in Wrestling Careers, Baltimore Ravens WR Rashod Bateman Honored by Hometown Tifton, Trinity Catholic Celtics Find Success with Former Gators QB John Brantley, Showcase Football Events Attract High-Profile Programs, Rewind: Top 10 Florida High School Football Prospects Since 2000. Buck Belue - Player Card Home >> Minor League Baseball College Baseball High School Baseball Boxscores and Analysis Other Topics Minor Leagues >> Minor League Players Minor League Teams Affiliate History Minor Leagues Minor Leagues by Season Independent Baseball Leagues Prospects Minor League Awards Minor League People Minor League Transactions She finally came in and dumped it on his lap. He was the 24th overall pick in the 1981 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers, but his best seasons came in Cincinnati, where he was selected to the Pro Bowl four times (1986, 1988-1990). But the current Wildcats still know who he is. A couple of the mules handlers were able to catch the mule and bring him back to the field house. Simmons was considered undersized for the NFL and went in the sixth round. Id be interested to know how hell react, though.. His 34 wins as Valdostas signal caller is a team record, and hes the programs only four-year starter (1974-77). Like those Thomasville players [during 1973 and 1974 state championship seasons]. Your high school friends are looking for you! 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 missed its mark literally. I remember Buck had to go to the locker room and get another jersey. 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. We spent so many Friday nights at Cleveland Field, or Bazemore-Hyder Stadium as they call it now, watching them win big. A behind the curtain look at my story from Valdosta High through the University of Georgia. 1. Events are being planned for Atlanta, Augusta and Marietta, among other cities. Reached by phone this week, Dooley said he has not yet read Belues book. 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. Even on a business trip in a remote Caribbean country, it followed the former. 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. It was WWII. One of their defensive linemen, Charles Bergman, got hold of Bucks jersey at the sleeve, and ripped it right off his back, Lastinger said. Nunn Elementary ; ], Then, Valdosta was really laying down the hammer in 1971 [winning a national championship in Coach Bazemores final season]. It seems like a waste to have been exposed to so much (football knowledge), and not share it. I should have done it a long time ago. You just looked at Bazemore like Lombardi at the time. Lastingers vision was to bring the two fan bases together all week long for community-wide events. Proper Name: Benjamin F. Belue High Level: AA Positions: OF (135) Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Bats: Right Throws: Right Born: Dec 22,1959 age: 63.054 place: Valdosta,GA High School: Valdosta (Valdosta,GA) colleges: University of Georgia (Athens,GA), Drafted: Montreal Expos - 1982 - 6 - 149 (June-Reg) drafted 2x draft posit: OF TBC#: 71816 Chip Towers covers the Georgia Bulldogs for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Seeing Andy Johnson in 1969 was one of my first recollections of high school football [at the 1969 Class 3A championship game between Athens and Valdosta at Cleveland Field]. Buck Belue (Buck Belue) "Tell us about "Inside the Hedges," Jim said. The native of Jessup has made his home in Valdosta since retiring from professional football and is an avid supporter of UGA athletics and a dedicated follower of local high school football. He is currently co-founder and editor of Georgia High School Football Daily. Valdosta High School 4590 Inner Perimeter Road Valdosta, GA 31601 Phone: (229) 333-8540 Fax: (229) 333-8584. A few of the Lowndes students got together and built a Viking ship, Prince said. Produced by Georgia High School Football Daily, a free e-mail newsletter. In 1977, Valdosta Daily Times sports editor Mike Chason, a native of south Georgia and recent graduate of Valdosta State University, wrote a story for the paper comparing the pro sports teams of Atlanta to the sports scene in Valdosta. "It allowed me to talk about my hometown and brag on the people that helped me through those high school days. We worked a lot on fundamentals. 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. You mentioned that you saw many of the players that were on the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame ballot or were voted in. We wanted to work with players who were (at Valdosta), who are committed to playing football. "I had no idea that Georgia would win the national title. The first time I played quarterback was in the eighth grade. He rushed for 3,133 yards in a nine-year NFL career. He won 12 of his 18 games against Valdosta. The Vikings would begin playing crosstown rival Valdosta that same year, but it was a David-vs.-Goliath mismatch for the first decade or so, with Valdosta, boasting all those state and national championships not to mention a 50-year head start defeating the upstart Lowndes High in the teams first 11 games. When I finally got a chance to talk to them, I told them I hoped theyd understand that the governor of Alabama, Fob James, was my roommate at Auburn and was involved in trying to persuade me. Holcomb oversees the Wildcat Football Museum and sits on the Board of Directors for the Valdosta Touchdown Club. I learned some things from him. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles. So, thats up front in the book. He fell short of a state title when Clarke Central beat Valdosta 16-14 in the 1977 Class 3A championship. 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. Kents second straight onside kick was again recovered, Wilkes took the snap and a knee, and that was that. In football, Belue was named to the first-team All-SEC team in 1981. Our maintenance folks earned their pay that week.. ], Then, Valdosta was really laying down the hammer in 1971 [winning a national championship in Coach Bazemores final season]. Former Valdosta Wildcat quarterbacks Buck Belue, left, and John Lastinger, right, will join their coach, the late Nick Hyder, in the Valdosta High Sports Hall of Fame Thursday night.. Coach Jerry Don Baker confirmed the rumor. He was the 1977 AJC Class 3A back of the year. Oh yeah, they had a bounty out for Bucks jersey, Baker said. Belue played one more season at Georgia, leading the Bulldogs to a 10-2 record the following year while engineering an offense that averaged 31 points per game, the ninth most in the country in 1981. 2. It came a year after the Vikings had won their first state championship in football, which gave the event a whole new perspective. 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. They hauled the ship over from Lowndes to Valdosta High in the middle of the night and put it in the pond in front of the school. When Andrews retired, he ranked 24th all-time in the NFL in rushing yards. He was the first Georgia-grown player to win the Heisman. Ben Belue, 71, of Valdosta was a devoted family man and lifetime sales executive, born in Anniston, Ala. on Nov. 28, 1940 and raised in Macon, Ga. where he attended Lanier High School. Youd see him around town and stop and go wow. Youd be in awe. . 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. Truth is, Lowndes would struggle against everyone else too, winning just 31 games in that first decade of football with four different head football coaches. 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. 1 recruit in the country. Also, I was motivated by writing about the 1980 season and about the guys that never got the credit. SPONSORED BY: Buck Belue - 1980 National Championship QB He is also the only quarterback to start all four years for the Valdosta Wildcats where he was inducted as a member of the Valdosta High School Hall of Fame in 2007.[10]. Their entire sideline of players and coaches tried to climb the wall to get into the stands, and some just took off running towards the opposite end of the stadium.. He often mentions the Wildcats on his show, and usually calls the station Friday night to give them Valdostas score. At quarterback, its about being a leader, and being a field general. Then, with only 49 seconds remaining, Valdosta recovered Dale Kents onside kick and from the Valdosta 47-yard line, Wilkes lead his Wildcats down the field with another TD pass, this one to running back Avery Burney, to put Valdosta on top 21-17 and leave everyone in the stadium stunned. Guy Belue is on Facebook. On the next play, Wilkes found Sherrod Inman in the back of the end zone to cut the lead to 17-14. Im glad he came here and did this for us. In basketball, Rome averaged 32 points per game as a high school senior and was MVP of the Georgia all-star basketball game. Stan Rome was awesome, too. 2022 cohort graduation rate for Valdosta High School . He played four seasons in the CFL and USFL, then became a professional wrestler and the WCW heavyweight champion in 1992. Wildcat quarterback Shelby Wilkes leads the Cats on a three-play drive, highlighted by a 47-yard screen pass to Charlie Albritton that took the ball to the Vikings 6-yard line. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from these Atlanta football players who have succeeded on every level! Rome was ranked the No. But Belues retelling of that episode during Georgias 1980 championship season is just one example of the honest account the former star quarterback shares of playing for the Bulldogs from 1978-81. Prince recalled how, prior to the 1985 Winnersville game, an idea was hatched to have someone ride a mule out to midfield before the Valdosta game, staying true to the plowboys image Lowndes had cultivated. These are former students from VHS in Valdosta, GA who graduated in 1978. Belue set the state record for career passing yards with 5,214, which he accumulated as a four-year starter at Valdosta. Then in July 2021, Hutson Mason became one of five co-hosts of The Locker Room, leaving Belue with his own show called The Buck Belue Show on WCNN. I knew coverage, I knew techniques, things that it seemed like these other quarterbacks didnt understand at the time. Scott. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. 1 high school football player of all-time in a 2007 article. Low around 65F. Both were thrilled to have the chance to work with a former player whod not only been Valdostas quarterback, but had also played for Georgia and the Jacksonville Bulls of the USFL. Belue quarterbacked the Bulldogs to a 12-0 record in 1980, culminating with a 17-10 win over Notre Dame Jan. 1, 1981 in the Sugar Bowl. As a Johnson County senior in 1979, Walker rushed for a state-record 3,167 yards and 45 touchdowns and led the Trojans to the Class A championship. Nobody would have a better perspective from a players standpoint than Buck as the quarterback of that team.. 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. They already had been to Jacksonville, Fla., Macon and Columbus. The problem was the plane didnt get low enough, and the wind blew the flyers all over the neighborhood next to the practice field.. Breaking down Vaughn Grissom trying to replace Dansby Swanson at shortstop. Benjamin Franklin "Buck" Belue played American football and baseball at the University of Georgia from 1978 to 1981. He fell short of a state title when Clarke Central beat Valdosta 16-14 in the 1977 Class 3A championship. ], 6. 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. He had everybody running the same offense so that by time you got to middle school and high school, you didnt have to learn any of it. It goes on the shelf, then you're back working on it again. Buck's Beat podcast episode 80 has dropped. Belue threw for 299 yards in his career, completing 37 of 68 passes with 3 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. That place [Lowndes home stadium] was rocking before the 77 game, but we had known after that 76 game that this game was going to be different, and it was.. NewsBreak provides latest and breaking news about Buck Belue. Its gone on for 30 years.. You just looked at Bazemore like Lombardi at the time. He was the most successful Lowndes coach against the Wildcats in the series. For twenty years, he co-hosted Buck and Kincade mostly during mid-days with John Kincade. He recalled how Valdosta supporters would take the opportunity in front of a full house of fans from both sides to get the Cats fired up just one more time. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. 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.. The Falcons drafted Andrews in the third round, and he rushed for 1,000 yards in four of his first five seasons before a knee injury cut his career short. His three children range in age from 8 to 11. I grew up admiring most of those guys on the list we were voting on. In three high school seasons, Andrews rushed for 4,252 yards, averaging 7.2 yards per carry, and scored 58 touchdowns. We had a fellow by the name of Freddie Steedley who had a mule, and he agreed to put on the overalls and straw hat and ride the mule out to midfield before the game, Prince said. It was infuriating.. The following year, he put up a career-best 714 rushing yards. There were so many, but I remember Todd Peterson in the 1987 game kicking a 47-yard field goal to beat Lowndes at their place, OBrien said. Belue said he flirted with shopping his book to outside publishers, but opted instead to publish it himself. The highly recruited player chose Florida State and became the Seminoles first two-time consensus All-American (1979-80). Joe told Martin, Ill give you three reasons: One, Ill give you a winning season, which youve never had. It remains one of those indelible football moments from which Buck Belue can never escape, nor does he want to. . 31. 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. That next morning, as Valdosta faculty, students, and parents begin arriving at the school, they saw the huge Viking ship floating in the pond in front of their school. He was totally unselfish, too. Coach Wilson would be saying we can throw to this running back because weve got this linebacker on him. Schools . Bobby Green, a local business owner and Valdosta High supporter, would also host a lunch on a first come-first serve basis at his home, with fans invited. He has ordered it, however. In 2004, the Falcons retired his jersey No. Who are some of the great players you saw from your era or before? Belue told Turner and Johnson that three things a good quarterback must do are: know the down and distance, protect the football and be tough. They worked on it all week. High School Highlights - Portal state basketball advances Prep Sports Blitz - Feb. 18, 2023 The Eagles Nest - Feb. 19, 2023 To join the mailing list, click here. Stan Rome was a dominant two-sport athlete who still holds the state record for most receiving yards in a career (4,477) despite playing in a run-dominated era. Buck Belue is the only Quarterback to start all four years at Quarterback for Valdosta High. Everybody was running the Wing-T, and he ran the pro set, throwing the ball. The coaches would each speak to the crowd during the banquet. Sports Illustrated said last fall . Doug Henderson, whose sons Ashley, Justin, and Doug all played at Valdosta, recalled a prank in the mid-90s that was designed to fire up the Wildcat players. Rogers was the Wildcats team manager in 1994 and a top Wildcat supporter. 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. And I have so many great memories of him taking time to help coach me up. 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. Lowndes won the game 15-14. I hope that will help them this season. Credit: Photo by Chris McShane (provided by Buck Belue). The head coaches would always come and speak to the small gathering. VALDOSTA Buck Belue starred at quarterback for Valdosta High years before the teams current players were even born. This is the story of the Winnersville Classic, the annual showdown between Valdosta High School and Lowndes High School. Then, Prince said, prior to the 1979 game, Lowndes was warming up in their traditional crimson jerseys. 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