New "We Are Champions" Exhibit Open at Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in Macon

MACON, GA – Two new exhibits are now on display at the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.

"We are the Champions: Georgia's College Football National Championship Teams"

highlights Georgia college teams that have been deemed the best in the country by the

NCAA. Also on display are college football themed paintings by nationally recognized

artist Richard Russell.

"We are the Champions" features six Georgia colleges that have won National

Championships in their respective divisions. These schools include Georgia Military

College, Georgia Southern University, Georgia Tech, University of Georgia, University of

West Georgia, and Valdosta State University. Among the items on display are the 1917

National Championship Trophy captured by Georgia Tech, a 1943 Rose Bowl program

from the University of Georgia, and a 1985 National Championship ring from Georgia

Southern.

The exhibit also highlights Georgia Sports Hall of Fame inductees John Heisman, William

Alexander, Wally Butts, and Vince Dooley who coached their respective teams to

National Championships. We Are The Champions will remain on display through

December.

In time for the kick-off of the college football season, The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame

unveiled a new art exhibit featuring Birmingham, Alabama artist, Richard Russell. The

exhibit will be on display through February. Russell's art has been displayed in the

Professional Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame as well as in

many other exhibits and museums. Russell's art focuses mostly on college football in the

southeast featuring colleges such as Georgia Tech, University of Georgia, Florida State

University, and Auburn University.

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