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Jesse and Emily Cole turned the game of baseball on its ear in Gastonia. Now they’ re going bananas. By Barry Kaufman / Photo by Chuck Coleman
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HOBBIES: Hiking trails( without his leash)
AGE: 1 year
BREED: Lovable mutt: maybe Australian Shepherd / Dachshund mix
OWNERS: Tyler Woodworth & Janie Gray
THE BITE HEARD ROUND THE SOUTH( UGA V)
During the Auburn-Georg game in 1996, UGA V lunged and attempted to bite Robert Baker, Auburn’ s wide receiver as he celebrated a touchdown at the end of the first quarter. Photographer Patrici Miklik who was worki for the Montgomery Advertiser at the time was in the right place at the right time and was able to grab this shot. Inspired by thei mascot’ s ferocity, the dawgs came back from a 21-point deficit and tied the game on the last play of regulation. I was the first SEC game to ever go into overtime After four overtime periods, Georgia won 56 49, and this photo of UG V went down in history, even earning him a Sports Illustrated cover.
Tyler and Janie found Banjo wandering in a field across from their house in October of 2015. He fashioned himself a little home in a bush with a bed made out of plastic wrappers.“ We looked for his owners, but when no one came forward we knew he was ours,” remembers Gray.“ He gains a little more trust in humans every day, and we would like to think he’ s quite happy where he has ended up.”
Richard Kessler’ s Hotel Masterpiece The Travel Issue( June-July 2016)
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2016 South’ s Greatest Pets: The Pets Issue( Aug.-Sept. 2016)
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