Despite his numerous feats in the University of Georgia athletics community, beating the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II was Dan Magill’s greatest accomplishment, the legendary men’s tennis coach said on Monday.
In a visit to a journalism class at UGA, “Coach” Magill gave students personal anecdotes from his life, highlighting his service as a U.S. marine during the Second World War.
Magill has become a sports legend throughout the state of Georgia over his lifetime, notably for leading the UGA men’s varsity tennis team to two NCAA championships, bringing the ITA Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame to Athens and founding and promoting the “Bulldogs Clubs” in every county of Georgia.
Despite these many successes, “Coach” said that the greatest moment of his life was when he learned that the Japanese had finally surrendered to the Allied forces.
With a grin on his face, the 89-year-old Magill recounted his company’s celebration upon hearing the news- a two-day binge of medical alcohol spiked with coconut juice.
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