Uga VIII Succumbs To Lymphoma

Uga VIII, the white male English Bulldog mascot of the University of Georgia, died early today.  He had been diagnosed with lymphoma in early January of this year.

No formal funeral ceremony is scheduled.

Born Sept. 12, 2009, Uga VIII had been introduced to the Dawg Nation Saturday, October 16, during pre-game ceremonies of the Georgia-Vanderbilt game in Sanford Stadium.

He served the final six regular season games of 2010.

According to the Frank W. “Sonny” Seiler family, long-time owners of the Bulldog line of mascots, “Russ” will serve again as the interim mascot.  Russ served as interim mascot the final two games of 2009 and the first six games of 2010 prior to Uga VIII being introduced.  The continuous line of Georgia Bulldog mascots have been owned by the Seiler family for more than 50 years.