UGA I
Record: 53-53-6 (1955-65)
Registered name: Hood's Ole Dan
Record vs. Florida: 2-9
Bowl record: 2-0
Career highlights:
Kidnapped twice. Medical pioneer in arsenic treatment for heartworms.
Witnessed Theron Sapp score the touchdown that broke the nine-year
drought against Georgia Tech in 1957. Helped lead UGA to 1959 SEC title, its
first in 11 years. Sat on the hood of a Cadillac in the 1960 Orange Bowl parade
in Miami, then watched Fran Tarkenton and UGA whip Missouri.
Epitaph: Damn Good Dog
UGA II
Record: 47-17-3 (1966-72)
Registered name: Ole Dan's Uga
Record vs. Florida: 4-2-1
Bowl record: 3-2
Career highlights:
Mascot for two of UGA's best-loved teams, the underdog SEC champions of 1966 and
1968. Best winning percentage of any Uga. Personal friend of UGA legends Bill
Stanfill, Jake Scott and Bobby Walden.
Epitaph: Not Bad for a Dog
UGA III
Record: 64-28-2 (1973-80)
Registered name: Ole Dan's Uga Two
Record vs. Florida: 7-2
Bowl record: 2-4
Career highlights:
Named to ''Animal Who's Who'' along with such illustrious company as Chip 'n'
Dale, The Cheshire Cat, the Golden Ass and the Cowardly Lion. Received ''Key to
the City'' from hometown mayor at reception at Savannah Golf Club. Closed out
illustrious career with national championship victory over Notre Dame in Sugar
Bowl.
Epitaph: How 'Bout this Dog
UGA IV
Record: 77-27-4 (1980-89)
Registered name: Uga III's Magillicuddy
Record vs. Florida: 7-2
Bowl record: 3-4-2
Career highlights:
With 77 wins, the winningest Uga. Overcame major knee surgery to continue
career. Wearing a bow tie and formal collar, honored guest at 1982 Heisman
Trophy banquet with Herschel Walker. Like Uga I, a medical pioneer -- fourth dog
in United States to be treated for dry-eye with cyclosporin. Honorary chair of
the Great American Smokeout.
Epitaph: The Dog of the Decade
Otto
Record: 3-1 (1986)
Career highlights:
Filled in while his injured brother, Uga IV, recovered from knee surgery for
four games, including 20-16 win over nationally ranked Auburn engineered by
backup quarterback Wayne Johnson. (After the game, Auburn officials turned
water hoses on Georgia fans flooding onto the field.) Named by former coach
Vince Dooley as his favorite all-time Uga mascot because he came off the bench
and got the job done.
UGA V
Record: 69-41-1 (1990-99)
Registered name: Uga IV's Magillicuddy Two
Record vs. Florida: 1-8
Bowl record: 5-2-1
Career highlights:
A national celebrity, earning undying love of Bulldog fans everywhere after
lunging at an Auburn player in quadruple-overtime UGA win in 1996. Named best
mascot in the nation, featured on cover of Sports Illustrated in 1998. Profiled by major TV networks. Earned
feature role in Savannah-based movie ''Midnight in the Garden of Good and
Evil,'' collaborating with director Clint Eastwood.
UGA VI
The current Georgia Bulldog Mascot
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