Chattooga High School football quarterback Lee Lenderman signed a scholarship grant-in-aid with the University of Georgia in December 1968.
Coach "Doc" Ayers (top left), chief scouting aide for the University of Georgia's Coach Vince Dooley, watches as Lee Lenderman, quarterback for the Chattooga Indians, signs the scholarship papers. Looking on are Mr. and Mrs. Leon Lenderman.
From left to right: Chattooga football coach Jack Shamblin, unidentified, Lee Lenderman, and his parents.
This photograph appeared in the December 19, 1968 edition of the Summerville News. The caption read: "Coach Jack Shamblin, a former football scholarship end at the University of Georgia, finished his football career with the Bulldogs on Jan. 1, 1960, in the Orange Bowl as Georgia beat Missouri. Here, he and full athletic scholarship signee Lee Lenderman smile over the turn of events with Georgia's assistant coach and chief recruiter, Doc Ayers."
Lee Lenderman is joined by his brother Phil (left) and teammate Jimmy Day (right) at the signing ceremony held at the Riegeldale Tavern in Trion.
Photographs by T. Emmett Nunn. Courtesy of Chattooga County Library.
Information from the Summerville News.