Macon, GA Position: QB Height: 6'1" Weight: 190 College: Georgia High School: Valdosta (GA) Career: 1984-1985 Buck Belue played from 1984 to 1985 during his career with the Jacksonville Bulls. I was blessed with this great coaching. [Belue passed for a state-record 5,214 yards and won two region titles in his four Valdosta seasons. The coaches would each speak to the crowd during the banquet. I definitely wanted to share the Valdosta experience because Ive had thousands of people ask me over the years, What was the secret to Valdosta winning all those games all those years? Belue said. In 1982, Walker won the Heisman Trophy. Baker said of all the great players he coached against in the Winnersville Classic, none was better than James Wildman Carter. I was always a fan of the top players and programs and curious about the way they did it, what scheme they were running. 680 THE FAN, ATLANTA - Valdosta High School's ruling body decided to chase wins over integrity, when they hired Rush Propst. Buck Belue Social Network Timeline 2007 He is also the only quarterback to start all four years for the Valdosta Wildcats where he was inducted as a member of the Valdosta High School Hall of Fame in 2007. Im looking forward to reading it, Dooley said. I just think of all the people that helped me get there, as I mentioned, Coach Bazemore, Coach Hyder, Coach Wilson, Coach Rudolph. He was the 24th overall pick in the 1981 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers, but his best seasons came in Cincinnati, where he was selected to the Pro Bowl four times (1986, 1988-1990). Belue, who lives in Forsyth County, currently hosts the Buck Belue Show on 680 The Fan. According to Baker, the win inspired a year-long rally cry: 7 to 2 we beat Belue., John Lastinger, the son of Johnny B. Lastinger, played receiver at Valdosta and would be the guy who succeeded Belue at quarterback. The class also includes two players that went to Valdosta High School (Rome and Belue), Avondale (Dudish and Kell), Warner Robins (Brooks and Simmons), Washington County (Spikes and Edwards) and Parkview (Francoeur and Stinchcomb) while 26 other high schools had one player represented. I had wanted to meet him, said Turner, the only other quarterback to start as a freshman for Valdosta in the last 50 years. Belue also talked to all of the players about being positive influences and representing themselves and the Valdosta Wildcats well. Lastingers vision was to bring the two fan bases together all week long for community-wide events. He was the first Georgia-grown player to win the Heisman. It came a year after the Vikings had won their first state championship in football, which gave the event a whole new perspective. One of the key plays in the 1980 season was a 93-yard touchdown pass from Belue to wide receiver Lindsay Scott[1] Joe had been passed over for the head coaching job at Valdosta twice, Prince said. Learn how and when to remove this template message, Buck Belue profile on WCNN (AM)680 The Fan, "John Kincade, Steak Shapiro out amidst Dickey Broadcasting cuts", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Buck_Belue&oldid=1106291103, This page was last edited on 24 August 2022, at 00:05. That was just heart-breaking. I enjoyed it. VHS is one of only 39 schools in Georgia . It was not very good, Georgias home finale ends with a thud vs. Florida, Atlanta Uniteds Franco Ibarra settling into his natural role, GHSA basketball state tournament: Quarterfinals updates from Tuesday, Class 5A girls basketball: Kell 68, Bradwell Institute 54, Timber frame office building at Ponce City Market Atlanta starts to rise, Supreme Court hearing on student loan forgiveness: What it means for Georgians. They were very different. Created by Ellen Kennerly Made with Squarespace, 2022 Georgia High School Football Daily. The Valdosta Wildcats are undoubtedly one of America's most successful high school football teams, with more than 900 victories, two dozen state titles and its star players seemingly on a. !"-Susan Wooten, 2022 CATS Winner Four other ex-Georgia players helped Belue at the camp. The Georgia football team had just put a bow on an undefeated regular season with a resounding 38-20 win over Georgia Tech in 1980 when the players awoke the following morning to news that coach Vince Dooley reportedly was leaving to become coach and athletic director at Auburn. He came through for me on that, which was huge.. And I have so many great memories of him taking time to help coach me up. He also ran for 75 yards in 10 attempts. ], Then, Valdosta was really laying down the hammer in 1971 [winning a national championship in Coach Bazemores final season]. Feb. 25, 2021 -. I really enjoyed working with Mike and Alfrie, and getting to know them, Belue said. It turned out it was a bad snap from the center and threw off the timing. UGA star Jalen Carter present at scene of fatal crash, From 2021: Buck Belue, QB of 1980 Georgia national champions, to call the Dawgs before kickoff, Georgia Tech hammers Syracuse as Jackets late-season surge continues, Braves notes: Jared Shusters first spring game, Michael Sorokas progress, Ian Anderson on spring debut: Im not gonna sugarcoat it. Coach Jerry Don Baker confirmed the rumor. It turned out it was a bad snap from the center and threw off the timing. ITG Next is your go-to source for high school sports media coverage in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and across the country. I just think of all the people that helped me get there, as I mentioned, Coach Bazemore, Coach Hyder, Coach Wilson, Coach Rudolph. Belue was a star quarterback at Valdosta High School. The 55-yard scamper, with Reid zig-zagging his way through the entire Valdosta defense on his way to the endzone, sealed the victory for the Vikings against the visiting Wildcats. The first time I played quarterback was in the eighth grade. Valdosta High School Graduate. I just take it as a huge honor.. Heads up to Atlanta area high school quarterbacks and receivers: I'll be hosting my annual QB Passing Camp this July, again. You mentioned that you saw many of the players that were on the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame ballot or were voted in. His three children range in age from 8 to 11. The Vikings would begin playing crosstown rival Valdosta that same year, but it was a David-vs.-Goliath mismatch for the first decade or so, with Valdosta, boasting all those state and national championships not to mention a 50-year head start defeating the upstart Lowndes High in the teams first 11 games. George Rogers, the 1980 Heisman Trophy winner while at South Carolina, was the AJCs Class A Back of the Year in 1976 and Class B Back of the Year in 1975. That was just heart-breaking. In 2004, the Falcons retired his jersey No. The Wildcats loss to Lowndes and the close game the year before were the turning points of the series, and turned it into a true rivalry, Lastinger said. In the 1977 game, there were no fights, but there was a bounty placed on Buck Belue not to hurt the Valdosta QB great, but to take a piece of his number 8 jersey off his back and to the Lowndes sideline. The coach it was John Lastingers dad, as a matter of fact they installed this tight end-around pass, and I ended up leading the league in passing. [John Lastinger followed Belue as the starting quarterback at Valdosta and at Georgia. His 1971 state-record 21 receiving touchdowns stood until 2010. We just rolled with it and said the timing is the timing. Credit: Photo by Chris McShane (provided by Buck Belue). He played four seasons in the CFL and USFL, then became a professional wrestler and the WCW heavyweight champion in 1992. Rush Propst believes the Netflix series "Titletown High," which debuts Friday and chronicles the 2020 season of the Valdosta High School football team, will "clear some things up" about . Generally, they build in signings around their everyday lives. We still do that now, just not as much.. He also added 1,487 rushing yards and . Todd Holcomb has been a contributor to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 1985. He was just so far ahead of his time. Im just so thankful my quarterback coach was Joe Wilson. You also talk about the other coaches at Valdosta, especially offensive coordinator Joe Wilson, who later became Lowndes head coach and led the Vikings to a 1980 state title, and Jack Rudolph, Valdostas longtime defensive mastermind [and father of Georgia Tech and NFL player Coleman Rudolph]. Buck Belue's QB Camp Recap Gallery Registration is open to all high-school-age Quarterbacks, however Buck will only be inviting the best 30 QBs and 20 Wide Receivers to participate. I would soak up all this knowledge. We missed a chip-shot field goal that wouldve won the state championship for all of us. Valdosta is the principal city of the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in 2021 had a population of 149,590. Youd see him around town and stop and go wow. Youd be in awe. Prince recalled how, prior to the 1985 Winnersville game, an idea was hatched to have someone ride a mule out to midfield before the Valdosta game, staying true to the plowboys image Lowndes had cultivated. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution named Walker the No. He played nine NFL seasons, made two Pro Bowls and finished with more than 18,000 all-purpose yards. It was a real mess, he said. My wife and I, when we decided to buy a home we didn't really know where we wanted to go, but we're just really blessed to have found Cumming. William Andrews was the leading rusher for Thomasvilles consecutive state champions in 1973 and 1974. We got the ball with about three or four minutes left inside our own 10 and drove down to the 1-yard line with like two seconds left. Chuck Knoll's Steelers were champions and as. ATHENS The Georgia Bulldogs were mad. Truth is, Lowndes would struggle against everyone else too, winning just 31 games in that first decade of football with four different head football coaches. Really, my wife kicked me in the butt and said, 'Let's finish this thing.'". Salary in 2020. It was WWII. Kinnebrew signed with Georgia but transferred to Tennessee State. @680TheFan. "Well,. He was a member of the Redskins Super Bowl champion in 1988. We learned a lot. Tevin Tisdale in the 2018 game, said MacPherson. It was so much fun going being part of that atmosphere. [Belue said the second motivation for writing the book was bragging on teammates and players at Georgia and Valdosta that didnt get the credit they deserved. He was the quarterback, and he went to Ole Miss. What was the most memorable high school game that you played? He went on to play both football and baseball at Georgia. He was the quarterback for the Georgia Bulldogs in 1980, when the team went 12-0, and, after beating Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl, was named the consensus national champion. On Friday morning, Belue, who starred at quarterback for Valdosta High School and the University of Georgia, returned to his alma mater to hold a camp for Valdostas quarterbacks and receivers. He was the best in the business. BY DAN MATHEWS. Herschel Walker was the lone unanimous selectee for the inaugural class of the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame, selected on 35 of 35 ballots. He was credited with 130 tackles as a senior. A third Wildcat quarterback to be storied among these pages of Bulldawg Illustrated, this is Greg Talley, an alumni of Valdosta High School and the University of Georgia sounds familiar.For two of my previous 2019 columns, quarterbacks at VHS and Georgia (Buck Belue and John Lastinger) have been featured, so why stop there?A few years after these studs suited up in the silver britches, we . He was going to youth league programs, scouting the local talent. Partly cloudy skies this morning will become overcast during the afternoon. On the next play, Wilkes found Sherrod Inman in the back of the end zone to cut the lead to 17-14. ], 6. Valdosta City Schools ; J. L. Lomax Elementary School ; Pinevale Elementary School ; Sallas Mahone Elementary ; S.L. My dad and I waited on Athens High to come out of the locker room, and were standing by the fence, and my dad is saying, Look, heres Andy Johnson. While Atlanta was being called Loserville by mostly state and national sports writers, Chason replied in his column that Valdosta was doing very well with the success of its local sports teams and was worthy of the title Winnersville.. Schools . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. 2. Joe told Martin, Ill give you three reasons: One, Ill give you a winning season, which youve never had. Way too much credit is given to Herschel (Walker) and Lindsay (Scott) and Buck. McPhersons own performance is one of the best among the head coaches in the Classic. She finally came in and dumped it on his lap. The interview below follows the Four Questions format, along with three bonus questions with Belues thoughts on making the Hall of Fame (induction is Oct. 22), his most memorable high school game and how coach Wright Bazemore made him a quarterback. The Lowndes administration was not happy about our little stunt.. Under Review. Its something were going to build on. Valdosta is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, United States.As of 2019, Valdosta had an estimated population of 56,457. Coach Wilson would be saying we can throw to this running back because weve got this linebacker on him. I was friends with Coach Wilsons son, Jody, so I got some behind-the-scenes access to practice and going to the games and seeing the locker room. He is from American. Buck Belue (Buck Belue) "Tell us about "Inside the Hedges," Jim said. Produced by Georgia High School Football Daily, a free e-mail newsletter. These are former students from VHS in Valdosta, GA who graduated in 1978. Valdosta, Georgia is called Title Town, USA because they have won more high school football games and titles than anyone else. So, thats up front in the book. Belue also presented a defibrillator to the school Friday. It doesnt get better than that. Most coaches are going to take their schemes to the grave, but he learned the new offense and made the change for the team. What are your thoughts on making the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame? [Rome, a 6-foot-4 tight end, set a national record for receiving yards in a season. Georgia quarterback Buck Belue got things moving for Georgia in the second quarter, engineering a scoring drive in only four plays for a 14-3 lead. These two Wildcat backers agree on their most memorable moment: The Comeback.. He rushed for 3,133 yards in a nine-year NFL career. Im just humbled really by it all, just thankful that I was working alongside those coaches and teammates, without whom I wouldnt be able to enjoy something like this. Buck Belue Buck Blanton Calvin Waters Caroline Everitte Cassandra Morris Catherine (Cathy) Pearlman Chad Wilson Charles Fluit . NewsBreak provides latest and breaking news about Buck Belue. We sort of fell into it. The first part of the book is my journey through Valdosta and the secrets to all the winning. Before he was an All-SEC running back at Auburn and played 13 NFL seasons, James Brooks led Warner Robins to a 1976 Class 3A championship and a National Sports News Service (NSNS) national title. Im glad he came here and did this for us. "It allowed me to talk about my hometown and brag on the people that helped me through those high school days. Two, Ill beat Valdosta, which youve never done. We worked a lot on fundamentals. Lastinger decided he wanted to make the annual football game more of a community-wide event and celebration, so beginning with the 1981 Valdosta vs. Lowndes game, he called it The Winnersville Classic. What had been just a game between the two local schools would become a week-long celebration involving the community, fans, players, and coaches, and the game would never be the same again. Heset a Bengals record in 1984 with four rushing touchdowns in a game against the Houston Oilers. This record was later broken by Aaron Murray's 98-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Davis in Georgia's victory over North Texas in 2013. He came in from West Rome with the idea of running the wishbone like he was doing in Rome, and I was coming over for spring football as an eighth grader, and it wasnt a couple of months later we were back for preseason practice, and he was totally shifted to the Bazemore offense, as we called it. He was totally unselfish, too. He had everybody running the same offense so that by time you got to middle school and high school, you didnt have to learn any of it. What some might not know is that Belue's career as a writer began in earnest around that same time. He and his wife had an apartment next to the school, and I would go over to watch film with him. He set other state records in high school football that lasted decades, including the single-season receiving record of 1,573 yards as a sophomore in 1971. The 2007 estimate showed a population of 130,170 in the Valdosta metropolitan area. FCN staff. Around that same time, Prince recalled: In the mid-70s, a Lowndes student went to Cleveland Field and attached a Lowndes Vikings flag and hoisted it up to the top, but he wasnt finished. Prince recalled a prank that took place the week of the 1974 game. There were a lot of guys who had a huge impact to the success of those teams.]. He fell short of a state title when Clarke Central beat Valdosta 16-14 in the 1977 Class 3A championship. Bazemore watched you play in youth ball and suggested to the coaches that they move you to quarterback. Buck Belue, former Valdosta, UGA quarterback. Its a chance to give back to this place, which jump-started everything I was able to do. After the game, Joe Wilson told me, Baker, as John Bond was running down the sideline, I came real close to sticking my foot out and tripping him, but I changed my mind.. It was just playing for the Wildcats. Belue set the state record for career passing yards with 5,214, which he accumulated as a four-year starter at Valdosta. Since it started playing football in 1913, Valdosta has won 612 games and lost 129, with 33 ties. If you are a good ole boy from the South, it's going to be hard to find a better name than Buck Belue. Jan 26. Im just humbled really by it all, just thankful that I was working alongside those coaches and teammates, without whom I wouldnt be able to enjoy something like this. But it missed its mark literally. Who are some of the great players you saw from your era or before? We were playing old youth league football at 9, 10, 11 years old, and were playing at about 8 in the morning, and if you look back in the stands, youd usually see Coach Bazemore watching the games. Alumni listings below have either been searched for or they registered as members of this directory. Id be interested to know how hell react, though.. He was the quarterback for the Georgia Bulldogs in 1980, when the team went 12-0, and, after beating Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl, was named the consensus national champion. Even on a business trip in a remote Caribbean country, it followed the former. But part of Belue's focus in writing the book was shining a light on his hometown of Valdosta, as well as some of the lesser known players on Georgia's 1980 team. Walker led Georgia to a 1980 national title and finished his career with 5,259 rushing yards, the most ever in three seasons. Valdosta High School - Sandspur Yearbook (Valdosta, GA), Class of 1975, Page 130 of 272 | E-Yearbook.com has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Published: Apr 25, 2022, 10:44 AM. When Andrews retired, he ranked 24th all-time in the NFL in rushing yards. Im just so thankful my quarterback coach was Joe Wilson. Reid is forever known for The Run against Valdosta in the 2007 game. Hes a very good coach, Belue said. Partly cloudy early followed by cloudy skies overnight. That term remained dormant until 1981, when Johnny B. Lastinger, a Valdosta High graduate and the executive vice-president of the Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce, decided to take advantage of the Winnersville designation. Belue is a radio talk show host in Atlanta (on 680 AM), but remains a big fan of Wildcat football. In the next three their record was 31-6; they finished No. Height: 6'1" Weight: 190 College: Georgia High School: Valdosta (GA) USFL Career: 1984-1985 More: Buck Belue complete pro stats Buck Belue played from 1984 to 1985 during his career with the Jacksonville Bulls. Plus, Buck's Beat Podcast. @ThePodcastPark. Todays interviewee is Buck Belue, sports talk show host for 680 The Fan, quarterback for Georgias 1980 national championship team, four-year starting quarterback at Valdosta, inaugural selectee into the new Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame and author of a new book, Inside The Hedges, a look at Georgias 1980 season and his athletic career. They just burned the thing, Prince said. I was always a fan of the top players and programs and curious about the way they did it, what scheme they were running. Way too much credit is given to Herschel (Walker) and Lindsay (Scott) and Buck. You need to watch him tonight, and he put on one of the most memorable performances I can remember seeing. It was infuriating.. 2. 115 N. Patterson St. | PO Box 812 | Valdosta, Ga 31601, 13245 Atlantic Blvd., Suite 191 | Jacksonville, FL 32225. He was a country boy and proud of it. I remember in the 1981 game, quarterback John Bond took off down the Lowndes sideline and ran for an 80-yard touchdown, Baker said. 31. Tales like McGuyrts are part of a timeless record shared by Valdosta-area locals. We've called it home," Belue said of living in Forsyth County. There will, of course, be signings at the UGA Bookstore before Georgia football games this fall. You mentioned that you saw many of the players that were on the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame ballot or were voted in. Doug Henderson, whose sons Ashley, Justin, and Doug all played at Valdosta, recalled a prank in the mid-90s that was designed to fire up the Wildcat players. He was unbelievable.. The book has not been life-altering for Belue. Martin brought in Wilson for an interview after hearing that the coach was not exactly happy with the Wildcats at the time. The Georgia High School Association has levied a $7,500 fine against Valdosta High School, ordered the Wildcats to forfeit seven victories from the 2020 football season, banned the team from . 5,214 - Buck Belue . Brooks would become Auburns all-time leading rusher with 3,523 yards, which remains third in school history. He came in from West Rome with the idea of running the wishbone like he was doing in Rome, and I was coming over for spring football as an eighth grader, and it wasnt a couple of months later we were back for preseason practice, and he was totally shifted to the Bazemore offense, as we called it. Thats when I figured it was time to go., 3. Find out more. Belue also details in the book how he balanced his baseball pursuits while competing to be the starting quarterback on a team that won back-to-back SEC championships. "So most days, at the end of the day, I would just jot down some notes from the day. [5] Belue also played during the 1984 and 1985 seasons at quarterback for the Jacksonville Bulls of the USFL. His 34 wins as Valdostas signal caller is a team record, and hes the programs only four-year starter (1974-77). He was the best in the business. that led to a victory over the University of Florida, which was at one time tied with two other passing plays as the longest passing touchdown in Georgia history. Buck Belue net worth Feb, 2023 Buck Belue net worth 611 Thousand Millions of dollars 76% Net worth score Disclamer: Buck Belue net worth displayed here are calculated based on a combination social factors. Today's interviewee is Buck Belue, sports talk show host for 680 The Fan, quarterback for Georgia's 1980 national championship team, four-year starting quarterback at Valdosta, inaugural selectee into the new Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame and author of a new book, "Inside The Hedges," a look at Georgia's 1980 season and his athletic career. He was the quarterback, and he went to Ole Miss. I talked with Coach [Jim] Hughes about that later. By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great local journalism. Wildcat quarterback Shelby Wilkes leads the Cats on a three-play drive, highlighted by a 47-yard screen pass to Charlie Albritton that took the ball to the Vikings 6-yard line. Copyright 2023 M & S Media Group LLC. "I got to work last year on it, before the football season started," Belue said. They were up 40-0 with 30 seconds left and still giving the ball to William Andrews. 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