Smith: Legendary UGA sports information director Claude Felton

  • Loran Smith Senior Associate Athletic Director for Sports Communications Claude Felton during Georgia’s annual G-Day scrimmage on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, April 15, 2023. (Tony Walsh/UGAAA)
    Loran Smith Senior Associate Athletic Director for Sports Communications Claude Felton during Georgia’s annual G-Day scrimmage on Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, April 15, 2023. (Tony Walsh/UGAAA)
  • Loran Smith/Columnist
    Loran Smith/Columnist
I knew this day was coming, but before we lament its inevitability, we will maintain dry eyes and sing, “Thanks for the Memories.” Claude Felton, a humble, forthright, and principled man, has done his utmost to serve the University of Georgia with passion, commitment, faithfulness, and integrity for over four decades. Georgia has had only two sports information directors in its history: Claude,…

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