TRADITION . RIVALRY . EXCELLENCE .

GEORGIA-FLORIDA
HALL OF FAME

The City of Jacksonville Office of Sports and Entertainment created the Georgia-Florida Hall of Fame to acknowledge the many great records, performances, career highlights and outstanding memories that have made the Georgia-Florida game one of college football’s best traditions.

GEORGIA-FLORIDA
HALL OF FAME

The City of Jacksonville Office of Sports and Entertainment created the Georgia-Florida Hall of Fame to acknowledge the many great records, performances, career highlights and outstanding memories that have made the Georgia-Florida game one of college football’s best traditions.

GEORGIA-FLORIDA HALL OF FAME CEREMONY AND LUNCHEON

presented by Miller Electric

Date & Time: Friday, November 1st at Noon
Location: East Club at EverBank Stadium

An outstanding group of legends will be honored at the 2024 Georgia-Florida Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Luncheon, presented by Miller Electric Company, on Friday, November 1st. Fans are invited to be part of the excitement as two former players from each university are inducted into the Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees include Mike Fisher and Bill Goldberg from the University of Georgia, alongside Fred Weary and Mike Peterson from the University of Florida.
 
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2024 INDUCTEES

Mike Fisher

Mike Fisher, a walk-on from Jacksonville and Bolles School graduate, went 3-0 against the Gators during his Georgia career. In the 1980 win over Florida, he grabbed two key interceptions. He later secured his fourth interception of the season in the 1981 Sugar Bowl with under 9 minutes remaining, securing a 17-10 victory over Notre Dame and clinching Georgia’s national championship.
 
Fisher started his college career on scholarship at Furman before transferring to Georgia as a walk-on. He earned a scholarship in 1978 and recorded an interception in Georgia’s 33-10 win over Florida in 1979. As a starter on the 1980 “Junkyard Dogs” defense, which forced 47 turnovers and had three shutouts, Fisher tallied 39 tackles.
 
In 1981, he was honored with the McCarthy-Crenshaw Award as UGA’s Outstanding Senior Athlete from Florida. After football, Fisher built a successful career as an executive in sales, marketing, and management in the forest products industry.

BILL GOLDBERG

Bill Goldberg, a two-time All-SEC defensive tackle, was a four-year letterman for the Georgia Bulldogs from 1986 to 1989. He helped Georgia go 3-1 against Florida, including a memorable 26-3 victory in 1988, Vince Dooley’s final season. As team captain in 1989, he led the Bulldogs to a 17-10 win over Florida during Ray Goff’s first year as head coach. The Tulsa, Oklahoma native still ranks ninth in UGA history with 348 tackles and led the team with 121 tackles as a senior.
 
Goldberg was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in 1990 and made his NFL debut with the Atlanta Falcons in 1992 before injuries ended his career. He then found international fame as a professional wrestler, winning multiple championships, including the WCW World Heavyweight Championship, WWE’s World Heavyweight Championship, and the WWE Universal Championship, before being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2018. While continuing to support the Bulldogs, Goldberg has also built a successful career as an actor and commentator, with a new show set to air on Paramount+ in the first quarter of 2025.

FRED WEARY

Fred Weary received an athletic scholarship to the University of Florida and played for the Gators from 1994 to 1997 under coach Steve Spurrier. As a junior, he was a key starter on the 1996 national championship team that defeated Florida State 52–20 in the Sugar Bowl. During his senior year as team captain, Weary set a school record with 15 career interceptions, including six in that season. He earned first-team All-SEC honors in 1996 and 1997 and was a consensus first-team All-American in 1997.
 
Weary was selected in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints, where he became a regular starter at right cornerback in his second and third seasons. He also played for the Atlanta Falcons and St. Louis Rams, finishing his NFL career with 83 games, 25 starts, 191 tackles, seven interceptions, and one interception returned for a touchdown over six seasons.

MIKE PETERSON

Mike Peterson, a former linebacker for the University of Florida Gators (1995-1998), is entering his third season as an assistant coach at his alma mater. During his time with the Gators, Peterson played a crucial role in their dominance over Georgia, including leading the team in tackles during a 38-7 victory over the Bulldogs in his senior season. He helped Florida win the 1996 national championship and earned All-SEC and All-America honors.
 
Drafted in the second round of the 1999 NFL Draft, Peterson had a 14-year career with the Colts, Jaguars, and Falcons, recording 883 tackles, 21.5 sacks, and 19 interceptions, and earning second-team All-Pro honors in 2005. After retiring, he returned to Florida to complete his degree while working as an undergraduate assistant on the strength and conditioning staff. He was named to a full-time position as a strength and conditioning coordinator after graduating, a role he held until 2015 when he accepted a job with the South Carolina Gamecocks.
 
In 2004, Peterson and his wife established the Mike Peterson Foundation, which supports under-served youth and families in Alachua, Jacksonville, and Atlanta. The foundation has impacted over 50,000 people through various community programs. Peterson was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.

GEORGIA • FLORIDA

PREVIOUS INDUCTEES

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Kerwin Bell (1996)
Ray Graves (1996)
Shane Matthews (1996)
Steve Spurrier (1996)
Danny Wuerffel (1997)
Jack Youngblood (1997)
Rick Casares (1998)
Larry “Dupe” Dupree (1998)
“Chuck” Hunsinger (1998)
Charles LaPradd (1998)
Richard Trapp (1998)
Fred Taylor (2008)
Carlos Alvarez (1999)
Jimmy Dunn (1999)
Joe Brodsky (2000)
Howell Boney (2000)
Chris Doering (2001)
John Reaves (2001)
Norm Carlson (2002)
Ricky Nattiel (2002)
Buford Long (2003)
Errict Rhett (2003)
Wes Chandler (2004)
Reidel Anthony (2004)
Jeremy Foley (2005)
Don Gaffney (2005)
Ike Hilliard (2006)
Lee McGriff (2006)
Galen Hall (2007)
Doug Johnson (2007)
Willie Jackson Jr. (2008)
Rex Grossman (2009)
Lawrence Wright (2009)
Scot Brantley (2010)
Wilber Marshall (2010)
Kevin Carter (2011)
Nat Moore (2011)
Doug Dickey (2012)
John L. Williams (2012)
Lindy Infante (2013)
Jevon Kearse (2013)
James Bates (2014)
Louis Oliver (2014)
Jabar Gaffney (2015)
Chris Leak (2015)
Jeff Chandler (2016)
Ben Troupe (2016)
Lito Sheppard (2017)
Tim Tebow (2017)
Alex Brown (2018)
Percy Harvin (2018)
Brandon Spikes (2019)
Jarvis Jones (2019)
Ciatrick Fason (2021)
Keiwan Ratliff (2021)
Trey Burton (2022)
Andre Caldwell (2022)
Joe Haden (2023)
Earnest Graham (2023)

 

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

Vince Dooley (1996)
Buck Belue (1996)
Frank Sinkwich (1996)
Herschel Walker (1996)
Terry Hoage (1997)
Lindsay Scott (1997)
Wally Butts (1998)
Jake Scott (1998)
Bill Stanfill (1998)
Tommy Thurson (1998)
Charley Trippi (1998)
Richard Appleby (1999)
Matt Robinson (1999)
Mike Cavan (2000)
John Rauch (2000)
Charley Britt (2001)
Robert Edwards (2001)
Bob Etter (2002)
Ray Goff (2002)
Kevin Butler (2003)
George Patton (2003)
Larry Munson (2004)
Erk Russell (2004)
Cy Grant (2005)
Kevin McLee (2005)
Rodney Hampton (2006)
Willie McClendon (2006)
Dan Magill (2007)
Tim Worley (2007)
Gene Washington (2008)
Eric Zeier (2008)
Garrison Hearst (2009)
David Pollack (2009)
Knox Culpepper (2010)
Zek Bratkowski (2010)
John Brantley (2011)
Bill Saye (2011)
David Greene (2012)
Charles Whittemore (2012)
Peter Anderson (2013)
Matt Stinchcomb (2013)
Pat Dye (2014)
Ben Zambiasi (2014)
Rex Robinson (2015)
Richard Seymour (2015)
Marcus Stroud (2016)
Scott Woerner (2016)
Randall Godfrey (2017)
Knowshon Moreno (2017)
Aaron Murray (2018)
Boss Bailey (2018)
Brad Culpepper (2019)
Rennie Curran (2019)
Thomas Davis (2021)
Jon Stinchcomb (2021)
Champ Bailey (2022)
John Little (2022)
Terrance Edwards (2023)
Mark Richt (2023)