Stock market closes up on a day when Vince Dooley and UGA officials ring closing bell
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Days before his 90th birthday, former Georgia football coach Vince Dooley joined UGA president Jere Morehead, athletic director Josh Brooks and others with connections to the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game to ring the New York Stock Exchange closing bell Thursday afternoon.
It came on a day when the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 145.99 points to finish at 31,656.42.
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The occasion was to promote the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Games this weekend.
The NYSE welcomes guests of @ugaathletics, @universityofga, @georgiatech, @gtathletics, and @cfbhall in anticipation of the @CFAKickoffGame 🏈 #CFAKickoff https://t.co/r6VnSzMvOQ
— NYSE 🏛 (@NYSE) September 1, 2022
Reigning national champion Georgia plays Oregon at 3:30 p.m. Saturday and Georgia Tech faces Clemson at 8 p.m. Monday in Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
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Georgia mascot Hairy Dawg and Georgia Tech mascot Buzz were there along with University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue.
All business for @borusg today ringing the closing bell at @NYSE with President Morehead, @ugaathletics, @universityofga, Coach & Barbara Dooley, @GTAthletics, @GeorgiaTech, @cfbhall and @dancathy. Getting ready for Saturday’s and Monday’s @CFAKickoffGame. Go Dawgs! Go Jackets! pic.twitter.com/Um5X3XoWPW
— Sonny Perdue (@SonnyPerdue) September 1, 2022
Dooley who celebrates his 90th birthday on Sunday banged a gavel during the ceremony.
ABC college football analyst Jesse Palmer was also there along with Chick-fil-A Chairman Dan T. Cathy and Peach Bowl president/CEO Gary Stokan. Dooley’s wife Barbara also was on hand in New York.
This article originally appeared on Athens Banner-Herald: Former UGA football coach Vince Dooley among those at NY stock exchange
