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Valdosta State University is a public university in Valdosta, Georgia. It is one of the four comprehensive universities in the University System of Georgia. As of 2019, VSU had over 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students. VSU also offers classes at Moody Air Force Base north of Valdosta in Lowndes County.
Darrell Hackney is a former American football quarterback. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at UAB.
Dusty Bonner is a former American football quarterback. He was a standout Harlon Hill Trophy winner in 2000 and 2001 while playing for Valdosta State University, and was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2002 by the Atlanta Falcons.
Richard Bernard Collier is a former professional American football player. He played offensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) from 2006 to 2008, until a shooting incident left him paralyzed from the waist down, ending his football career.
The Valdosta State football team represents Valdosta State University in football. The Blazers are a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) in NCAA Division II. Valdosta State University has had a football team since 1981. The Blazers play in Bazemore–Hyder Stadium in Valdosta, Georgia, which has a capacity of 11,249. The stadium is also the home of the historical Valdosta High School Wildcats. The Blazers have won a total of four Division II National Championship titles.
Maurice Lamar Leggett is a former American football cornerback. He was previously a member of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in May 2008. He played college football for Valdosta State University. He was the last interim head coach of the National Arena League's Albany Empire in 2023 before the team was removed from the league.
David Dean is an American football coach and former player, currently head coach of the West Georgia Wolves. Dean served as the head football coach at Valdosta State University from 2007 to 2015, compiling a record of 79–27 in nine seasons. His team won the NCAA Division II Football Championship in 2007 and in 2012.
Jermaine McElveen is a Canadian football defensive end who is currently a free agent. He played college football at UAB.
The Valdosta State Blazers are the athletic teams that represent the Valdosta State University, located in Valdosta, Georgia, in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Blazers have primarily competed in the Gulf South Conference since the 1981–82 academic year.
Larry Dean is a Canadian football linebacker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Valdosta State. Dean has also been a member of the Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Edmonton Eskimos.
Darren James Bush is an American professional baseball former player and current coach. He is the bench coach for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) Bush has two kids, Wyatt and Maggie.
Ryan Schraeder is a former American football offensive tackle. He was signed by the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at Valdosta State.
Adam Froman is a former American football quarterback who played one season with the Spokane Shock of the Arena Football League (AFL). He first enrolled at Santa Rosa Junior College before transferring to the University of Louisville. Froman was also a member of the Atlanta Falcons and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Donnie Ray Davis was an American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Oilers. He also was a member of the Montreal Alouettes in the Canadian Football League. He played college football at Southern University.
The Valdosta State–West Georgia football rivalry, commonly known as the Battle for the Peach Basket, is a college football rivalry game between two public universities in the U.S. state of Georgia, the Valdosta State University Blazers and the University of West Georgia Wolves that compete for the Peach Basket. The current winner is Valdosta State, who won, 36-34, on October 30, 2021. Valdosta State leads the all-time series, 28–14.
John Brown is an American football offensive lineman for the Florida Tarpons of the American Arena League (AAL). He played college football at University of Florida, Northwest Mississippi Community College and Valdosta State University and attended Lakeland High School in Lakeland, Florida. He has also been a member of the Tampa Bay Storm and Orlando Predators.
Kenneth Moore Jr. is an American football cornerback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Valdosta State, and signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2017.
Donatello Brown is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Valdosta State. He is the uncle of wide receiver John Brown.
Joseph Demarius "Jody" Fortson Jr. is an American football tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Valdosta State after transferring from Erie Community College, and was signed by the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2019. Fortson has won two Super Bowls, Super Bowl LIV as a member of the Chiefs practice squad, and Super Bowl LVII while on the active roster.
Zakoby McClain is an American football inside linebacker for the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Auburn.
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- ↑ Chris Walsh (May 6, 2008). "Blazers try to move on to next level". The Valdosta Daily Times. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
