Former Georgia football coach to undergo radiation treaments [image: AP] (5/31/07 - ATHENS, GA) - Lab reports determined that the tumor removed from Vince Dooley's throat last month is malignant, but the prognosis for the former University of Georgia football coach is excellent, according to a school official. Georgia associate athletic director Claude Felton said Thursday that Dooley learned the results of the lab report on Wednesday.
Dooley had surgery on May 22 in Atlanta to remove a tumor near his vocal cords. "Doctors say the prognosis is excellent," Felton said. "He will have radiation treatments (in June)." Felton said Dooley, 74, is making visits as normal to his office on campus and even attended a speaking engagement, though he couldn't speak. Dooley had been experiencing some hoarseness in his voice for several months before an examination revealed the tumor, according to his wife, Barbara Dooley. Dooley served UGA for a total of 41 years as head football coach and athletic director, and retired on June 30, 2004. Dooley took the Bulldogs to 20 bowl games and won the 1980 national championship during his 25 seasons as head coach. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994. *(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) * [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
