40 • Georgia Bulldogs

Willie Martinez, Defensive Coord./SecondaryBirthdate: 2-21-63 • Birthplace: Coral Gables, Fla.

High School: Hollywood Hills • College: Miami, ‘86Coaching Experience: 1985-86, Miami (Grad. Asst.); 1988, Bethune-Cookman (Quarterbacks/WideRec.); 1989-90, Boca Raton H.S. (Def. Backs) 1991, Olympic Heights H.S.- Boca Raton, Fla. (Def. Co-ord./Def. Backs); 1992-93, Grand Valley State (Def. Coord./Def. Backs); 1994, Central Michigan (Def. Backs); 1995-96, Central Florida (Def. Coord./Def. Backs); 1997, Eastern Michigan (Def. Backs); 1998-99, Central Michigan (Def. Backs); 2000, Central Michigan (Asst. Head Coach/Def.); 2001-04, Georgia (Secondary)...2005-06, Georgia (Def. Coord./Secondary)....Playing Experience: Miami (1981-84) Def. back...Member of the 1983 National Championship team....Hollywood Hills H.S. (1977-81) Quarterback and defensive back...team captain...All-State selection... Area defensive player of the year.

Neil Callaway, Offensive Coordinator/Offensive LineBirthdate: 11-15-55 • Birthplace: Macon, Ga.High School: Central • College: Alabama, ‘78

Coaching Experience: 1978-79, East Carolina (Part-Time Asst.); 1980, Wyoming (Off.Line);1981-92, Auburn (Offensive Line); 1993-96, Houston (Asst. Head Coach Off. Coord.); 1997, Alabama (Off. Line); 1998-2000, Alabama (Off. Coord./Off. Line); 2001-06, Georgia (Off. Coord./Off. Line)...Playing Experi-ence: Alabama (1974-77) -- Two-year letterwinner...played guard, tackle, defensive end, nose guard, and linebacker at various times for the Crimson Tide... Frank Thomas award winner in 1977 as the team’s most outstanding athlete....Central H.S. (1970-73) -- Played linebacker and offensive guard.

Mike Bobo, QuarterbacksBirthdate: 4-9-74 • Birthplace: Augusta, Ga.

High School: Thomasville • College: Georgia, ‘97Coaching Experience: 1998, Georgia (Administrative Assistant); 1999, Georgia (Graduate Assistant); 2000, Jacksonville State (QB’s); 2001,Georgia (Quarterbacks); 2002 (Quarterbacks, Running Backs); 2003-06 (Quarterbacks)...Playing Experience: Georgia (1993-97) -- Finished his playing career ranked second in the Georgia record books in passing yards (6,334), pass attempts (766), pass completions (445), and TD passes (38)...team captain in 1996 and 1997...MVP of the 1998 Outback Bowl... Thomasville H.S. (1990-93) -- USA Today Georgia Player of the Year...Atlanta Journal-Constitution Class AAA Offensive Player of the Year... broke every school and region career passing mark and the Georgia high school career yardage record.

John Eason, Assoc. Head Coach/Wide ReceiversBirthdate: 7-30-45 • Birthplace: Ocala, Fla.

High School: Howard • College: Florida A&M, ‘69Coaching Experience: 1970-71, Vanguard H.S. - Ocala, Fla.; 1973-79, Leon H.S. - Tallahassee,Fla.; 1981-94, Florida State (Wide Receivers); 1995-98, South Carolina (Asst. Head Coach, Off. Coord., Wide Receivers); 2000, Toronto Argonauts (Assoc. Head Coach, Off. Coord.); 2001-04, Georgia (Asst. Head Coach/Wide Receivers); 2005-06, Georgia (Assoc. Head Coach/Wide Receivers)...Playing Experience: Oakland Raid-ers (1968) -- Member of 1968 AFL Western Division Championship team...(1972) - Montreal Alouettes...Florida A&M (1966-68) -- Set the school record for most touchdowns receiving, highest punting average, and longest punt...1966-67 All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference team ...SIAC Player of the Year...American Football Coaches Association Small College All-America team...Howard H.S. (1959-63) -- All-State wide receiver...also played defensive back.

Dave Van Halanger, Dir. of Strength and ConditioningBirthdate: 10-15-53 • Birthplace: Turtle Creek, Pa.

High School: Turtle Creek • College: West Virginia, ‘76Coaching Experience: 1977, West Virginia (Graduate Asst./Head J.V. Coach); 1978-1983, West Virginia (Head Strength Coach), 1983-2000, Florida State (Strength and Conditioning Coach), 1999, East-West Shrine Game (Strength Coach), 2000 Gridiron Classic (Strength Coach), 2001-06, Georgia (Direc-tor of Strength and Conditioning)...Playing Experience: Signed with Atlanta Falcons in 1976...West Virginia (1972-75) -- Played four-years and was a three-year starter as an offensive lineman...co-cap-tain of 1975 West Virginia Peach Bowl Team...All-East in 1974 and 75...1975 honorable mention All-America...Greenbriar Prep (1972) -- Team captain...won the Plumbo Award, given to the athlete who showed the most effort academically and on the field...Turtle Creek H.S. (1968-72) -- Team captain.

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John Jancek, LinebackersBirthdate: 4-1-68 • Birthplace: Muskegon, Mich.

High School: Muskegon Orchard View • College: Grand Valley State University, ’91Coaching Experience: 1991, Grand Valley State University (graduate assistant); 1992-94, Wayne State University (Def. Coord.); 1996 (winter/spring), Central Florida (def. tackles); 1996-98, Hillsdale (Def. Coord.); 1999-2002, Grand Valley State (Def. Coord./Linebackers); 2003, Central Michigan (Def. Line); 2004, Central Michigan (Def. Coord./Def. Line); 2005-06, Georgia (Linebackers).Playing Experience: Grand Valley State — 1988-90, Three year letterman as defensive lineman...All-Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference in ’90.

Rodney Garner, Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator

Birthdate: 6-30-66 • Birthplace: Leeds, Ala.High School: Leeds • College: Auburn, ’90

Coaching Experience: 1990-95, Auburn (Recruiting Coord., Tight Ends, Asst. Strength and Conditioning); 1996-97, Tennessee (Offensive Tackles,Tight Ends); 1998-04, Georgia (Defensive Line, Recruiting Coor-dinator); 2005-06, Georgia (Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line/Recruiting Coord)...Playing Experience: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1989), Pittsburgh Gladiators (1989), Auburn (1984- 1988) All-SEC and honorable mention All-America his senior season...Captain of 1988 SEC Championship Team...Leeds H.S. (1981-83) A first team All-America and All-State; Birmingham News “Super 12,” Birmingham Post-Herald “Ten Most Wanted,” Blue Chip Illustrated first team All-South, voted team captain as a senior.

David Johnson , Tight EndsBirthdate: 4-24-61• Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pa.

High School: Penn Hills • College: W.Virginia, ‘85Coaching Experience: 1986, Shippensburg (Offensive Line/Tight Ends/Strength and Conditioning); 1987-1989, Indiana-Pennsylvania (Off. Line/Tight Ends/Strength and Conditioning); 1990-1996, Indiana-Pennsylvania (Offensive Coord./Off. Line/Strength and Conditioning); 1997-2000, Marshall (Recruiting Coord./Tight Ends/Offensive Tackles); 2001-06, Georgia (Tight Ends)...Playing Experience: West Virginia (1979-83) -- Four-year letterwinner...starting center on the 1981 Peach and 1982 Gator Bowl teams....Penn Hills Se-nior H.S. (1978-79) --All-American...First Team All-State tight end and linebacker... named to Pittsburgh Press Football “Finest 44” in 1979.

Tony Ball, Running BacksBirthdate: 7-29-59 • Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tenn.

High School: Brainerd • College: UT Chattanooga, ’83Coaching Experience: 1985-86, Austin Peay (graduate assistant); 1987, South Carolina (volunteer running backs coach); 1988, UT Chattanooga (Receivers); 1989, East Tennessee (Running Backs); 1992-94, Holy Cross (Running backs); 1995-97, Louisville (Receivers); 1998-2005, Virginia Tech (Receivers), 2006, Georgia (Running backs)...Playing Experience: UT Chattanooga — Running back who set numerous school kick return records...named to UTC All-Century Team....Bainbridge (Ga.) High School — 1974-77.

Jon Fabris, Defensive EndsBirthdate: 3-27-57 • Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tenn.

High School: Starkville, Miss. • College: Mississippi, ‘80Coaching Experience:1980, Georgia Tech (J.V. Defensive Backs); 1982, Washington State (Asst. Defensive Backs); 1983-86, Washington State (Tight Ends); 1987-94, Iowa State (Linebackers); 1995, Notre Dame (Asst. Offensive Line); 1997-98, Kansas State (Defensive Ends); 1999, South Carolina (Defensive Ends); 2000, Cleveland Browns (Defensive Asst./Linebackers); 2001-06, Georgia (Defensive Ends)Playing Experience: Ole Miss (1976-79) -- Four letters; Three year starter at defensive back. Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy (1975) --Defensive back; Starkville (Miss.) H.S. (1974) Quarterback; Cedar Shoals (Athens, Ga.) H.S. (1973) - Wingback

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