Kirby Smart, Georgia players help pay tribute to late 8-year old super fan
By Andrew Olson
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Bulldogs everywhere had an extra special reason to wear red and black on Friday.
Harrison Hooks of Thomasville, Ga. recently passed after an ATV accident last week. The 8-year-old was a Georgia football super fan, according to his father, Bill Hooks. In tribute, the Hooks family asked Georgia fans to wear their red and black on Friday and post pictures to social media with the hashtag #HunkerDownForHarrison.
Coach Kirby Smart and UGA players helped spread the word.
#DawgNation 8 year old Harrison Hooks lost his life recently in a tragic accident. Please help his Family and I honor his life by wearing Red & Black this Friday, February 1st !! Using #HunkerDownForHarrison
Go Dawgs !! pic.twitter.com/I9OEqO40XO
— Coach Kirby Smart (@KirbySmartUGA) January 31, 2019
@KirbySmartUGA @UGAAthletics #HunkerDownForHarrison pic.twitter.com/sY0g3Q6mNX
— JakefromStateFromm (@FrommJake) February 1, 2019
#HunkerDownForHarrison @KirbySmartUGA @UGAAthletics pic.twitter.com/qqeLjll83w
— Jeremiah Holloman (@Obey_Classics) February 1, 2019
Hooks was touched by the reaction to the social media campaign, noting that some rival fans even sported red and black for the day. He shared a note via Twitter.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
