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Courtney Kupets, the greatest Bulldog. Ever.

Abstract:
The fact that Courtney Kupets was the best collegiate gymnast ever was pretty much established in April - when she powered Georgia gymnastics to another national championship (its record 10th), claimed three more individual titles for herself (giving her a record nine), and three coaches who have essentially been around since NCAA gymnastics began (Georgia's Suzanne Yoculan, Alabama's Sarah Patterson and LSU's D-D Breaux), well, said she was....

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TenSpeed

posted 6/25/09 @ 7:38 AM EST

The best all 'round football player EVER. Dennis Hughes.

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mcarver

posted 6/25/09 @ 11:35 AM EST

I'm still going to go with Herschel Walker. The man is a legend in general let alone Georgia's legend. He's even going to be in a poker tourney for legends.

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Richard

posted 6/26/09 @ 4:45 PM EST

I don't know. tough call. Not to take anything away from Kupets. She is an incredible athlete. But gymnastics isn't really a true "team sport" and it's tough to try to compare players from sports in which one cannot win individual titles like football or basketball. I'm not saying she isn't up for consideration, but there's no way that you can say she's easily the best UGA athlete of all time.

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'81 Alum

posted 6/26/09 @ 6:32 PM EST

She really is great but I think you have forgotten someone. Don't you think an Olympic Gold Medalist (and world record holder) deserves a little consideration? Oh, the UGA track is named after him, too.

Forrest "Spec" Towns, Inducted 1997
1936 Olympic 110-High Hurdles Gold Medalist; 1936 NCAA High Hurdles Champ

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Tyler Estep

posted 6/29/09 @ 2:39 AM EST

Originally posted by
'81 Alum
She really is great but I think you have forgotten someone. Don't you think an Olympic Gold Medalist (and world record holder) deserves a little consideration? Oh, the UGA track is named after him, too.

Forrest "Spec" Towns, Inducted 1997
1936 Olympic 110-High Hurdles Gold Medalist; 1936 NCAA High Hurdles Champ

No disrespect, but I think you have forgotten that I specifically said that I was only considering accomplishments actually AT the University of Georgia (and even if I was, Kupets won a team and individual medal at the Olympics, and Edwards is the only Olympic athlete to compete in five Games, as I've said).

That said, Towns' feats are admirable, but there is an incredible amount of UGA athletes that have won at least one NCAA title.

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