1.
Former NBA player Orlando Woolridge arrested for theft
ATLANTA, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Paul Johnson Friday left his job as football coach at the U.S. Naval Academy to fill the vacancy at Georgia Tech.
Johnson, 50, replaces Chan Gailey, who was fired Nov. 26 after a 7-5 season ended with his sixth straight loss to archrival Georgia.
"Paul Johnson is the best fit, the best choice for the Georgia Tech head coaching position," said Athletic Director Dan Radakovich at a news conference. "He will educate young men, represent Georgia Tech at the highest level, will win football games and play for championships."
In six years at Navy, Johnson revitalized a program that suffered the worst two-year stretch in its 122-year history prior to his arrival, going 1-20 between the 2000 and 2001 seasons.
His overall record at Annapolis was 37-29 with school records in bowl games (five straight) and victories against archrival Army (six straight).
Before Navy, he was 62-9 in five seasons at Georgia Southern, including consecutive I-AA titles (1999 and 2000).
|
|
|
| Additional Sports News Stories | |
MINNEAPOLIS, June 2 (UPI) --
Minnesota Vikings fullback Jerome Felton was out on bail Saturday after being arrested for driving while intoxicated, jail records indicate.
|
MONTECITO, Calif., June 3 (UPI) --
U.S. actress Drew Barrymore married art consultant Will Kopelman Saturday at her estate in Montecito, Calif., E! Online reported.
|
MIAMI, June 1 (UPI) --
U.S. weather forecasters say the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be about average, despite the rare late-May landfall of Beryl.
|
UPI horoscopes for Sunday, June 3, 2012.
|
| Stories | Photos | People | Comments |
View Caption
