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Meet the creator of UGA’s Hairy Dawg mascot

By James Hataway/UGA Today Hairy Dawg was born in a basement, and he was delivered in a hurry.Three weeks before Georgia’s showdown against Notre Dame in the 1981 Sugar Bowl, Tom Sapp BFA ’69 showed coach Vince Dooley some sketches for an idea he had. They depicted a broad-shouldered, tough-looking figure with a bulldog’s head, oversized paws, and a football player’s body. Dooley liked the idea and said Sapp could build the costume—but only if h…
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Classic City News broke the news in on Tuesday, November 25, 2025.
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