Created by Ellen Kennerly Made with Squarespace, 2022 Georgia High School Football Daily. Its great that the Lord Wedgwood Charity offered to give one to a school in my name. So, Joe sits down with Martin and Sonny asks him, Joe, why should I hire you? Prince said. I admired these athletes. $100 would be given to the Lowndes player who could produce a piece of Bucks jersey. Valdosta High School is the most successful High School football program in the country. UGA star Jalen Carter present at scene of fatal crash, Georgia Tech hammers Syracuse as Jackets late-season surge continues, Braves notes: Jared Shusters first spring game, Michael Sorokas progress, Ian Anderson on spring debut: Im not gonna sugarcoat it. They put it on us my freshman year. Like those Thomasville players [during 1973 and 1974 state championship seasons]. VALDOSTA - Former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback, Buck Belue, will be doing a book signing at Salty Snapper on Friday, June 17. Buck has also written a new book about his times as an athlete in Valdosta and the University of Georgia. Belue also talked to all of the players about being positive influences and representing themselves and the Valdosta Wildcats well. 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. Even on a business trip in a remote Caribbean country, it followed the former. But the current Wildcats still know who he is. Jan 26. 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. 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). And a Plains teen girl borrowed Jimmy Carters clothes. His 37 career touchdowns are fourth all-time for the franchise. Lowndes High School opened its doors to students in 1966, and by 1968 was able to field a football team. Fortunately, that didnt happen too often.. The police asked us about the flyers, and coach Jerry Don Baker came walking over and told the cops the plane had a Lowndes County Vikings license plate, Henderson said with a laugh. We spent so many Friday nights at Cleveland Field, or Bazemore-Hyder Stadium as they call it now, watching them win big. Id be interested to know how hell react, though.. Nobody would have a better perspective from a players standpoint than Buck as the quarterback of that team.. Scott. [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. 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 He is currently co-founder and editor of Georgia High School Football Daily. Baker said of all the great players he coached against in the Winnersville Classic, none was better than James Wildman Carter. 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. Youd see him around town and stop and go wow. Youd be in awe. Brooks made the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2014. He was the best in the business. Im glad he came here and did this for us. I had other friends there, too, just like they did that day in that room. In basketball, Rome averaged 32 points per game as a high school senior and was MVP of the Georgia all-star basketball game. Wilson had fulfilled his first promise to Martin: A winning season in his first try, something Lowndes had never before experienced. Produced by Georgia High School Football Daily, a free e-mail newsletter. Freshman Buck Belue took over the starting Quarterback job at Valdosta in 1974 and he didn't give it back until he used up his eligibility. 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. So, I felt like I needed to respect (Auburn) by taking a look at it. 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.. Everybody was running the Wing-T, and he ran the pro set, throwing the ball. It was fun to finally get it all down on paper, Belue said of the writing process. You just looked at Bazemore like Lombardi at the time. 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. My thought was that they played in Albany last night and probably got in bed at 3 a.m., and hes up scouting out the talent in town. 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. 1996 Currently, Belue co-hosts (with John Kincade) midday radio show Buck and Kincade on 680 The Fan in Atlanta, Georgia. Im looking forward to reading it, Dooley said. He fell short of a state title when Clarke Central beat Valdosta 16-14 in the 1977 Class 3A championship. You do well at Valdosta High, and you get a shot to play some college ball. After the game, Joe Wilson told me, Baker, as John Bond was running down the sideline, I came real close to sticking my foot out and tripping him, but I changed my mind.. 4 Georgia high school football player of all time. Search and browse yearbooks online! Its been written and put away for five years, then re-written and put away for 10 years and then re-written again. He came in from West Rome with the idea of running the wishbone like he was doing in Rome, and I was coming over for spring football as an eighth grader, and it wasnt a couple of months later we were back for preseason practice, and he was totally shifted to the Bazemore offense, as we called it. There will, of course, be signings at the UGA Bookstore before Georgia football games this fall. I just take it as a huge honor.. But it was more than that. That turned on a light for me. 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. He and his wife had an apartment next to the school, and I would go over to watch film with him. Also, I was motivated by writing about the 1980 season and about the guys that never got the credit. That first Valdosta game with Wilson as coach of the Vikings didnt lead to a win, but the effort was there, and it signaled that things were going to be different. 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. 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. Plus, Buck's Beat Podcast. When Buck finished his career he was the state's all-time passing leader with 5,214 yards. He came in from West Rome with the idea of running the wishbone like he was doing in Rome, and I was coming over for spring football as an eighth grader, and it wasnt a couple of months later we were back for preseason practice, and he was totally shifted to the Bazemore offense, as we called it. In the 1977 game, there were no fights, but there was a bounty placed on Buck Belue not to hurt the Valdosta QB great, but to take a piece of his number 8 jersey off his back and to the Lowndes sideline. Stan Rome was awesome, too. Tired of losing to their city school rival, and tired of just losing in general over the first decade of the teams existence, Lowndes County school superintendent Sonny Martin decided to reach out to one of the enemy, longtime Valdosta assistant coach Joe Wilson. Valdosta is the principal city of the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in 2021 had a population of 149,590. He played nine NFL seasons, made two Pro Bowls and finished with more than 18,000 all-purpose yards. The longtime Lowndes coach was quick to offer his memory of the best performance he saw in the Classic. The Valdosta High class of '78 alumni are listed below. Wild Concerts: Park releases show schedule, EDITORIAL: Wild Adventures makes 2023 plans, Suspect arrested in Valdosta shooting death, Celebrating Ms. Jeanette: Tree planting honors Coody, Pepsi honors Stronger Together recipients. There was some of that thought process going on. 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. INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMME . Reid is forever known for The Run against Valdosta in the 2007 game. As for the Dooley thing, Belue makes no apologies. NewsBreak provides latest and breaking news about Buck Belue. Probably the most successful event to date was a couple of weeks ago in Valdosta. One of their defensive linemen, Charles Bergman, got hold of Bucks jersey at the sleeve, and ripped it right off his back, Lastinger said. ITG Next is your go-to source for high school sports media coverage in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and across the country. The first time was when Bazemore retired, and they hired Charlie Green. Valdosta High School Graduate. 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. 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. Brooks finished with 7,962 rushing yards and 3,621 receiving yards in his NFL career and was named to the Bengals 40th Anniversary team in 2007. Hyder became head coach your freshman year. We learned a lot. Im pleased we were able to give Valdosta a defibrillator, since they didnt have one, Belue said. High School Highlights - Portal state basketball advances Prep Sports Blitz - Feb. 18, 2023 The Eagles Nest - Feb. 19, 2023 Georgia legend Buck Belue helped lead the Bulldogs to the 1980 national championship and has published a book called " 'Inside the Hedges: The Quarterback's Journey to the 1980 National Championship." The GHSFHA "State Records Project" is an attempt to research and publish reported state records in Georgia high school football. @ThePodcastPark. What are your thoughts on making the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame? 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. But it missed its mark literally. Simmons was selected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008 and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. 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. The coach it was John Lastingers dad, as a matter of fact they installed this tight end-around pass, and I ended up leading the league in passing. [John Lastinger followed Belue as the starting quarterback at Valdosta and at Georgia. Whichever you prefer, this town has won a lot of high school football games over the years.Valdosta High School has 24 state titles to it's cred. 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. He was the quarterback, and he went to Ole Miss. 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. 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. With Coach Bazemore, I just looked at him as an innovator offensively. Buck Belue is best known as the quarterback who led Georgia to its 1980 national championship, but he was widely known before that as a high school athlete. When Belue finally got to his mom and dad, the tears were flowing. Rogers was among three Georgians named to the 1976 Coach & Athlete All-America team. Low around 65F. You also talk about the other coaches at Valdosta, especially Joe Wilson, who later became Lowndes head coach and led the Vikings to a 1980 state title, and Jack Rudolph, Valdostas longtime defensive mastermind [and father of Georgia Tech and NFL player Coleman Rudolph]. He will be inducted with Belue in October. 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. He was totally unselfish, too. I was always a fan of the top players and programs and curious about the way they did it, what scheme they were running. 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. That was Lowndes first win ever against Valdosta, whose quarterback was Buck Belue, the future University of Georgia star. ET. He rushed for 3,133 yards in a nine-year NFL career. The Valdosta fans had bumper stickers that read, City Slickers and, Mama, dont let your babies grow up to be plowboys, Prince said. Oh yeah, they had a bounty out for Bucks jersey, Baker said. ET to 11:00 a.m. I wanted the freedom to do what I wanted to do, you know? Belue played two seasons in the USFL with the Jacksonville Bulls and was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 2013. We have estimated Buck Belue's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Belue threw for 299 yards in his career, completing 37 of 68 passes with 3 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. And a Plains teen girl borrowed Jimmy Carters clothes. The Bulldogs winning a national championship last season also served as an impetus. It was pretty good, Johnson said. 25 Georgia high school player of all-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. What do most people want to talk to you about at these book signings? Alumni listings below have either been searched for or they registered as members of this directory. [4] His career batting average at Georgia was .356 and he went on to play three years in the Montreal Expos organization. Register Batting William Andrews was the leading rusher for Thomasvilles consecutive state champions in 1973 and 1974. It doesnt get better than that. I remember in the 1981 game, quarterback John Bond took off down the Lowndes sideline and ran for an 80-yard touchdown, Baker said. At Valdosta, you were heavily influenced by the legendary head coaches Wright Bazemore (1941-42, 1946-71) and Nick Hyder (1973-95). 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.. 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. Toggle navigation Its important to me to come back and pass that knowledge along. Credit: Photo by Chris McShane (provided by Buck Belue). . But it was more than that. "Twenty years we've been here. Heset a Bengals record in 1984 with four rushing touchdowns in a game against the Houston Oilers. [7], Since 2000, Belue has been a sports radio host with WCNN in Atlanta, Georgia. I dont blame the players for feeling that way, said Dooley, who will turn 90 in September. In 2007, the AJC ranked Kinnebrew as the No. 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. Henderson said neighborhood residents called the police, who came over to the Valdosta fields where he and other fans were watching practice. 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. The timing was awful, Buck Belue writes in his new book, Inside the Hedges. Most of the players thought it was a selfish move to even do an interview. Benjamin Franklin "Buck" Belue played American football and baseball at the University of Georgia from 1978 to 1981. After years of typing and saving his reflections, Belue finally decided to put them together in a self-published book that was released earlier this year. Buck Belue (Buck Belue) "Tell us about "Inside the Hedges," Jim said. Belue also details in the book how he. We've called it home," Belue said of living in Forsyth County. BUCK BELUE Belue, Benjamin Franklin Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Born: December 12, 1959 Macon, GA High School: Valdosta (GA) The talented running back rushed 21 times for 414 yards and 6 TDs, leading Lowndes to a 71-35 victory. The stunning 93-yard touchdown pass from Belue to receiver Lindsay Scott with 1:03 remaining gave the Bulldogs a 26-21 victory. Andrews signed with Auburn and rushed for 1,347 yards in three seasons playing in a backfield with fellow Georgia backs James Brooks and Joe Cribbs. 10 high school player in state history. 31. @680TheFan. That term remained dormant until 1981, when Johnny B. Lastinger, a Valdosta High graduate and the executive vice-president of the Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce, decided to take advantage of the Winnersville designation. I host The Buck Belue Show on 680 The Fan Atlanta, weekdays 10-11. They were very different. 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.. They are two very-talented guys. No question about it.. The Plowboys name would serve as a rally point of sorts for Lowndes, establishing and embracing their underdog status, especially against the football WIldcats. We had weight limits, and if you weighed a certain amount, you couldnt play in the backfield, and I was a bigger kid then. It was WWII. They already had been to Jacksonville, Fla., Macon and Columbus. The. 16VALDOSTA Former Georgia national champion and Valdosta High quarterback Buck Belue returns to Valdosta Friday. And I have so many great memories of him taking time to help coach me up. Sign up for our email newsletter. Events are being planned for Atlanta, Augusta and Marietta, among other cities. Sports Illustrated said last fall . You need to watch him tonight, and he put on one of the most memorable performances I can remember seeing. April 13, 2021, 8:39 AM. Baker said the cheerleaders from both teams would usually meet at one of the girls homes, and the groups would alternate each season. Mon - Fri: 7:30 - 4:30. I enjoyed it. Coach Wilson would be saying we can throw to this running back because weve got this linebacker on him. We worked a lot on fundamentals. You do well at Valdosta High, and you get a shot to play some college ball. VALDOSTA, Ga. (WCTV) - The Valdosta High School football team has been hit with sanctions from the Georgia High School Association following an investigation into the program. "I got to work last year on it, before the football season started," Belue said. 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. His three children range in age from 8 to 11. It was infuriating.. ], 6. He has ordered it, however. 115 N. Patterson St. | PO Box 812 | Valdosta, Ga 31601, 13245 Atlantic Blvd., Suite 191 | Jacksonville, FL 32225. Tevin Tisdale in the 2018 game, said MacPherson. 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. 3 Georgia high school football player of all time by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2007, and this is just his football career. That was the dream of every young athlete in Valdosta, and that dream didnt go much further than that. ], 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]. We had about 500 flyers printed with a nasty message directed at our players, Henderson said. If you are a Valdosta alumn, we encourage you to register and be sure to sign up for the alumni newsletter. 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. Hundreds of people turned out at the The Salty Snapper, including former Valdosta High classmates and UGA teammates. He's the host of the Buck Belue Show on Atlanta sports radio's 680 The Fan every weekend from 10:00 a.m. Its something were going to build on. In Buck's first year as quarterback the Valdosta Wildcats were 3-7. It was just playing for the Wildcats. Belue will host a book signing for his new book "Inside the Hedges". 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. Joe Wilson had accomplished two of his three goals. That would be the last time we tried anything like that, said Prince. That was just heart-breaking. He shared time with Jeff Pyburn a. Lowndes and Valdosta fans certainly embraced the Winnersville rivalry, showing their love for the home team and their disdain for the other side. We missed a chip-shot field goal that wouldve won the state championship for all of us. 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]. He was unbelievable.. 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. VALDOSTA Buck Belue starred at quarterback for Valdosta High years before the teams current players were even born. There is no denying that Rush Propst as a football coach, is as good as they come for on-field success. 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. 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