This week's Georgia Bulldog legend is David Pollack. This is a thread for you to post your memories about the one and only #47.
In terms of nomenclature, #47 and I are only separated by our middle names. What might be even more coincidental is that the number 47 has held special significance to my family for years. My brother first discovered the number, which was following him around, showing up all the time. He's a certifiable math genius, using that intellect equally as an accountant and at the poker table, so he did tons of research on 47 and we basically adopted it as our family number. My first year at Georgia (for grad school, 2002-05) was the same year as the SEC title season, and I remember watching the South Carolina game on television and seeing that there was a) a guy named David Pollack on the team, b) that he wore #47, and c) that he played DE, the position I always wanted to play (my coaches made me an offensive lineman instead). I thought, \"Wow, what a coincidence!\" and I really didn't pay a whole lot more attention to him for the rest of the game...that is, until he made that INCREDIBLE interception in the end zone to basically seal the game.
After that, you couldn't keep me from keeping up with DMP. When he became Georgia's second-ever three-time All American (after Herschel Walker), I was prouder than everyone save perhaps his parents. I screamed at the refs from the student section for not throwing flags, because EVERY OL was horse-collaring David Pollack, grabbing him around the neck, throwing him to the ground. In spite of the most blatant uncalled holding I've ever seen in my life, #47 managed in his career to set the UGA record for sacks, surpassing Richard \"Le Sack\" Tardits. I also remember an incredible fumble recovery he made against Wisconsin in the 2005 Outback Bowl, essentially going over the QB's back, turning a somersault and coming up with the ball. As close as that game ended up being, that play probably turned the game in our favor as well.
No one got after the ball better than David Pollack. No one fired up a team or an audience better. On the defensive side of the ball we have yet to have a better leader than he was. And when he broke his neck tackling Ruben Droughns, the only thing I could say was \"Oh, no.\" Over and over again, in my living room: \"Oh, no.\"
Now that David Pollack is retired, and seems to be settling into a new career as a CBS football analyst, it's time for us to show our appreciation and share some UGA memories here on Dawgs.com. What are your favorite memories of #47?
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