As some of you may have heard, the Valdosta Wildcats experienced a tragedy in the past few weeks. A senior football player, James Eunice, went missing, and drowned a couple weeks ago while duck hunting with a friend. After a 2 week search, his body was finally found and the funeral was held today. James was already accepted to UGA and was looking to walk-on to the football team after talking with Coach Richt during a Rome/Mitchell recruiting trip down here. He was never the most athletic player but had the most heart of any player on the field. He was a fine Christian young man, made straight A’s, and was very popular in school. Well at the funeral today the preacher called Jay Rome and Malcolm Mitchell up to the stage with a box in their hands. In the box was a letter that CMR wrote to the family. The end of the note said, "Oh yeah, James made the team." The two pulled out an official player jersey with his #23 and name on the back.
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… Mark Richt performs an unnecessary good deed, showing all who are paying attention what a top-notch man and first-rate class act he is. Nobody would have expected anything out of CMR other than a “standard” letter of condolence to the family. Instead, he goes above and beyond the call of duty to let those who knew this young man know that he was already considered part of the Georgia family, and will always be remembered as such.
It would almost literally break my heart if we ever had to fire this man.
by vineyarddawg on Feb 5, 2011 11:31 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
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This is part of the reason I think Mark Richt is a great coach for UGA. He wins, both on and off the field. If you think about it, the double entendre was working well in his note too. I hope he puts all the hot seat rumors, firing calls, let him go be a youth minister, calls to rest this year. God bless this family and their friends and Mark Richt too.
What a class act.
Things like this cannot be measured in wins and losses. This is real life.
It's a gas, gas, gas.
by Keith Richards on Feb 6, 2011 9:31 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
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