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Sonny Smart, father of UGA head coach Kirby Smart, dies after complications from hip surgery

  • Sonny Smart, father of Georgia coach Kirby Smart, died early Saturday after complications from hip surgery, as stated by the University of Georgia.
  • Sonny Smart fell and fractured his hip while walking outside his hotel in New Orleans on New Year's Eve.
  • The Smart family expressed gratitude to the Ochsner Hospital and asked for prayers for those affected by recent tragic events.
  • SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey and Kirby Smart shared condolences, highlighting Sonny Smart's impact as a coach and father.
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Sonny Smart, Father of Georgia Head Coach Kirby Smart, Dies After Sugar Bowl Fall

Sonny Smart, father of Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart, died Saturday morning after complications from hip surgery following a fall before the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Thursday. The post Sonny Smart, Father of Georgia Head Coach Kirby Smart, Dies After Sugar Bowl Fall appeared first on Breitbart.

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Father of Georgia coach Kirby Smart dies after Sugar Bowl fall - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Sonny Smart, the father of Georgia coach Kirby Smart, died early Saturday morning due to complications from hip surgery necessitated after the 76-year-old fell in New Orleans before Thursday’s Sugar Bowl, the university announced.

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Chicago TribuneChicago Tribune

Sonny Smart, father of Georgia coach Kirby Smart, dies after a fall in New Orleans ahead of Sugar Bowl

ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia coach Kirby Smart’s father, Sonny, died early Saturday of complications from hip surgery after falling in New Orleans ahead of the Sugar Bowl, the school announced. Sonny Smart, a longtime high school football coach in Alabama and Georgia, fell while walking on New Year’s Eve and fractured his hip. He was hospitalized and had hip surgery at Ochsner Medical Center, where he died surrounded by his family, Georgia said in a st…

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Sonny Smart, father of Georgia coach Kirby Smart, dead at 76 after fall in New Orleans

Sonny Smart, the father of Georgia football coach Kirby Smart, died Saturday after complications from hip surgery after falling before the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, the school announced. He was 76.

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Sonny Smart, father of UGA head coach Kirby Smart, dies after complications from hip surgery

The news comes after 11Alive's UGA Insider Radi Nabulsi shared that Sonny Smart suffered a fall in front of his hotel earlier this week.

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Father of Georgia football coach Kirby Smart dies after fall before Sugar Bowl – INTELLI.NEWS

Sonny Smart, the father of Georgia football coach Kirby Smart, died early Saturday morning from complications related to hip surgery he had after falling the day before the Sugar Bowl, the university confirmed.  Sonny Smart was injured in New Orleans on New Year’s Day before the start of the College Football Playoff quarterfinal game between Georgia [...]

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11ALIVE broke the news in on Saturday, January 4, 2025.
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