22 former UGA players to be inducted into 2023 Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame class

In 2022, 15 former Georgia Bulldogs were amongst the members of the inaugural Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame induction class.

This time around, there will be 40 new members inducted into the second class, the ‘Class of 2023.’ An induction ceremony will take place Oct. 21 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.

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22 of the 40 will be former Georgia Bulldogs who played their prep football in the state of Georgia. Some big names include Ray Goff, Mike Bobo, Quincy Carter, DJ Shockley, Jon Stinchcomb, Marcus Stroud, Jarvis Jones, Scott Woerner, Vernon “Catfish” Smith, Bill Hartman, Charles Johnson and Rennie Curran.

The Hall of Fame board members initiated the nomination process for the second class during the early spring. Extensive deliberations, committee votes, and appeals followed before narrowing down the final ballot to 100 names by mid-June. To ensure fair representation, each board member had to vote for a minimum of two players from each era, covering various time periods (Pre-1948, 1948-59, 1960’s, GIA, 1970’s, 1980’s, 1990’s, 2000’s). A total of 40 players were to be selected from the star-studded 100-person ballot. The deadline for submitting the ballots was June 1. However, due to a seven-way tie for the last two spots and the need for a run-off to determine a second representative from the GIA era, a separate vote-off was conducted to finalize the 40-player ballot.

Here’s the 22 former Georgia players elected to the class of 2023, broken down by era:

Pre-1948 (3)

End Vernon “Catfish” Smith, Lanier-Macon (1927)

FB, LB Bill Hartman, Georgia Military Prep (1933)

RB, Coach Billy Henderson, Lanier-Macon (1945)

1960s (1)

PR Buzy Rosenberg, Northside-Atlanta (1968)

1970s (5)

Georgia’s Scott Woerner, right, grabs a pass intended for Notre Dame’s Pete Holohan, (31) during Sugar Bowl action at the Superdome in New Orleans, Jan. 2, 1981. Georgia defeated Notre Dame 17-10. (AP Photo)

QB Ray Goff, Moultrie (1972)

QB Anthony Flanagan, Southwest Atlanta (1973)

OL Ray Donaldson, East Rome (1975)

S Scott Woerner, Jonesboro (1976)

OL Guy McIntyre, Thomasville (1978)

1980s (1)

San Francisco 49ers running back Keith Henderson (30) in action against Buffalo Bills defensive back Kirby Jackson (47) at Candlestick Park. Mandatory Credit: Peter Brouillet-USA TODAY NETWORK

RB Keith Henderson, Cartersville (1984)

1990s (8)

1998, Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Quincy Carter (17) in action against the LSU Fighting Tigers at Tiger Stadium. RVR Photos-USA TODAY Network

LB Randall Godfrey, Lowndes (1991)

OT Adam Meadows, McEachern (1991)

QB Mike Bobo, Thomasville (1992)

DE Marcus Stroud, Brooks County (1994)

QB Quincy Carter, Southwest DeKalb (1995)

OL Jon Stinchcomb, Parkview (1997)

DE Charles Grant, Miller County (1997)

WR Reggie Brown, Carrollton (1998)

2000s (4)

2005, D.J. Shockley in the SECCG against LSU at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Photo By Christopher Gooley-USA TODAY Sports

QB D.J. Shockley, North Clayton (2000)

DE Charles Johnson, Hawkinsville (2003)

LB Rennie Curran, Brookwood (2006)

LB Jarvis Jones, Carver-Columbus (2008)