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1. www.redandblack.com › sports › behind-the-hedges-aBehind the hedges: A history of Sanford Stadium’s greenery

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   Aug 27, 2024 · Healthy cuttings were nurtured into full-grown hedges and returned to Sanford Stadium, where they were transplanted in a ceremony involving Dooley and other Georgia officials. The result is...

2. www.onlineathens.com › story › lifestyleUGA course maps out genetic lineage of iconic Sanford Stadium ...

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   Nov 13, 2024 · Between the hedges and between the genomes: UGA maps genetic lineage of Sanford Stadium hedges. The iconic stretch of greenery that spans across Sanford Stadium just got a major ancestry test. And ...

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4. alumni.uga.edu › 2024/03/20 › about-behind-andAbout, Behind and Between the Hedges - UGA Alumni

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   Mar 20, 2024 · As generations of Bulldogs would tell you, there’s no line of shrubbery as iconic to sports as the hedges of the University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium. The Chinese privet bushes – Ligustrum sinense, taxonomically speaking – that frame Dooley Field have seen every Georgia home game since 1929.

5. flagpole.com › news › commentThe Story Behind Sanford Stadium's Iconic Hedges - Flagpole

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   Aug 30, 2023 · Circumstances got more complicated when an Atlanta donor called with a gift of privet Ligustrum hedges to ring the stadium’s field. That’s when President Sanford hit upon a scheme that might not invoke the governor’s ire.

6. news.uga.edu › between-the-hedges-and-between-theBetween the hedges and between the genomes - news.uga.edu

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   Nov 1, 2024 · In addition to comparing the hedges with the types of environments they grow in, Leebens-Mack tested whether the hedges in Sanford Stadium today were genetic clones or cousins of the hedges first planted in 1929.

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sanford_StadiumSanford Stadium - Wikipedia

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   Sanford Stadium's hedges have encircled the field since the stadium's first game against Yale in 1929. The idea to put hedges around the field came from the Business Manager of the UGA Athletic Department, Charlie Martin.

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   Why are there hedges around Sanford Stadium?

   • Covering about 5,000 square feet around the playing field, the hedges take up a significant amount of sideline. This became an issue when Sanford Stadium was used to host soccer games for the 1996 Olympic Games held in Atlanta.

   About, Behind and Between the Hedges - UGA Alumni

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   Are there bushes at the University of Georgia's Sanford Stadium?

   • As generations of Bulldogs would tell you, there’s no line of shrubbery as iconic to sports as the hedges of the University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium. The Chinese privet bushes – Ligustrum sinense, taxonomically speaking – that frame Dooley Field have seen every Georgia home game since 1929.

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   Why are football games played between the hedges?

   • The 93,033-seat stadium is the ninth-largest football stadium in the NCAA (and in the United States), and the 17th-largest such stadium in the world. Games played there are said to be played "between the hedges" due to the field being surrounded by privet hedges, which have been a part of the design of the stadium since it opened in 1929.

   Sanford Stadium - Wikipedia

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   Why do Georgia football fields have hedges?

   • The hedges are not just cosmetic there is a low chain-link fence running through the branches to aid in crowd control. It didn’t help on Oct. 7, 2000, when Georgia fans destroyed the hedges as they stormed the field to celebrate Georgia’s first win over Tennessee since 1988.

   Georgia football traditions: Sanford Stadium hedges

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   Why did Georgia go to Sanford Field every year?

   • In those early years of football, Georgia played a series of controversial games against in-state rival Georgia Tech. Sanford Field was too small to accommodate the large crowds, forcing Georgia to travel to Tech's Grant Field in Atlanta every year.

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   Does Georgia approve Sanford Stadium renovation?

   • "Georgia Approves $63 Million Renovation to Sanford Stadium". Dawg Nation. Retrieved February 15, 2017. ^ Bhika, Yash (August 31, 2018). "Georgia Unveils New Sanford Stadium End Zone, Locker Rooms". The Red & Black. University of Georgia. Retrieved August 31, 2018. ^ Fryburger, Jackson (February 21, 2019).

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9. www.ajc.com › sports › collegeGeorgia football traditions: Sanford Stadium hedges

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   May 9, 2018 · Sanford Stadium’s privet hedges, which cover about 5,000 square feet around the playing field have survived disease, winter weather and more than one move. The hedges are not just cosmetic there is...