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Georgia football legend Charley Trippi passes away at age 100

Charley Trippi (UGA Sports Comm) Pro Football Hall of Fame member Charley Trippi poses with memorabilia at his home in Athens, Ga., Tuesday, Jan, 27, 2009. Trippi played for the Chicago Cardinals in the 1947 NFL Championship game. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) (John Bazemore/AP)
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One of the truly great Georgia icons has passed away, as Charley Trippi died peacefully in his Athens home on Wednesday at the age of 100.

Trippi was both a college football and NFL Hall of Famer, doing it all for the Bulldogs during his time in Athens. He was named the most outstanding player in the 1943 Rose Bowl, which Georgia won 9-0 and gave the school one of its three claimed national championships.

As a senior in 1946, Trippi was a unanimous All-American and led the Bulldogs to an 11-0 record. He finished second in Heisman Trophy voting that season while leading the SEC in scoring and taking home the Maxwell Award.

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