07 LC 38
0258
House
Resolution 973
By:
Representatives Smith of the
113th,
Heard of the
114th,
McKillip of the
115th,
Ehrhart of the
36th,
Fleming of the
117th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Commemorating
and recognizing the Uga line of mascots from the University of Georgia; and for
other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the university has had six Ugas since 1956 to reign as the face of the
University of Georgia, including: Uga I, Hood´s Ole Dan (1956-66); Uga II,
Ole Dan´s Uga (1966-72); Uga III, Seiler´s Uga Three (1972-80); Uga
IV, Seiler´s Uga Four (1981-89); Uga V, Uga IV´s Magillicuddy II
(1990-99); and Uga VI, Uga V´s Whatchagot Loran (1999-present);
and
WHEREAS,
the line of Ugas was established and has been owned for the last 50 years by the
distinguished Frank W. "Sonny" Seiler family of Savannah, Georgia;
and
WHEREAS,
Uga has been featured in numerous national publications including
The Sporting
News,
Time,
Newsweek,
and most famously on the cover of
Sports
Illustrated as the magazine´s number
one college mascot; and
WHEREAS,
Uga has accompanied the University of Georgia football team to 33 postseason
bowl games, including the 1980 national championship game at the Sugar Bowl in
New Orleans, Louisiana, the 1983 NCAA Basketball Final Four in Albuquerque, New
Mexico, and is the only live mascot in the country to attend the Heisman Trophy
Banquet, when he accompanied the great Herschel Walker to the ceremony at the
New York Hilton Hotel in New York City; and
WHEREAS,
Uga has credits on both television and the silver screen including appearances
on Turner South´s
Liars and
Legends and the movies
Gator
(1976) and Midnight in
the Garden of Good and Evil;
and
WHEREAS,
this year the Uga line of mascots celebrates its 50th anniversary of
representing the University of Georgia as the undisputed face and spirit of the
university.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body recognize and commemorate the Uga line of mascots from the University
of Georgia.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the
University of Georgia and the Frank W. "Sonny" Seiler family.