UGA Football: The five most influential Bulldogs
By Eric Taylor
Resumé:
- 2002 SEC Champion
- Three-time All-American
- Three-time All-SEC
- Two-time AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year
- Two-time SEC Coaches’ Player of the Year
- Two-time Ted Hendricks Award Winner
- Two-time Vince Dooley MVP Award Winner
- Atlanta Sports Club Lineman of the Year (2003)
- Rotary Lombardi Award (2004)
- Chuck Bednarik Award (2004)
- Lott Trophy (2004)
- SEC Player of the Year (2004)
- Georgia’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player (2004)
- Georgia-Florida Hall of Fame inductee (2009)
- Set UGA record for career sacks with 36
- Set UGA record for career tackles for loss with 58.5
- Set UGA record for blocked punts with three
David Pollack was arguably the best defender to ever play for UGA Football. His 36 career sacks are third all-time in NCAA history and a career-best at Georgia. Pollack was a beast at getting after the quarterback, but he may be known more for an interception than for a sack. Pollack’s interception of South Carolina quarterback Corey Jenkins in the end zone is a hard play to forget.
Pollack is the second most decorated Georgia Bulldog player, and only the second three-time All-American in school history. The Bulldogs haven’t had a pass rusher like him since he left. Georgia could really use another pass rusher with Pollack’s knack for getting to the quarterback.