Mark Richt, Terrance Edwards Announced as 2023 Inductees to the Georgia-Florida Hall of Fame

Former Georgia Head Coach and former Georgia WR Terrance Edwards will be inducted into Georgia-Florida Hall of Fame in October.

On Wednesday, Mark Richt and Terrance Edwards were announced as Georgia's 2023 inductees to the Georgia-Florida Hall of Fame. 

Richt, who served as Georgia's Head Coach from 2001-2015 won a pair of SEC Championships at Georgia, including the program's first conference title in 20 years when the Bulldogs defeated Arkansas in the 2002 SEC Championship Game. Amassing 145 wins during his tenure at Georgia, Richt is the second-winningst coach in program history, trailing only Vince Dooley. Additionally, with a record of 145-51 as Georgia's head coach, Richt left Athens with the highest win percentage of any Georgia coach who coached for more than 29 games. Richt's Georgia teams finished inside the top-10 of the final AP poll on seven different occasions and inside the top-5 three times. 

Congratulations to our @FLvsGA Hall of Fame inductees, Coach Mark Richt and Terrence Edwards. They will be inducted at the 2023 Georgia-Florida Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Luncheon on October 27th. #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/4HduiLsBVl

— Georgia Football (@GeorgiaFootball) October 11, 2023

Edwards starred for Georgia at receiver for four seasons from 1999-2002. He exploded onto the scene as a freshman in 1999 with a 53 catch, 772 yard, 9 touchdown season and never slowed down throughout his Bulldog career. Edwards still holds Georgia records for career receiving yards (3,093), career receiving touchdowns (30), and receiving yards in a single season (1,004). To date, Edwards is the only player in Georgia football history to go over the 1,000 yard receiving mark in a single season, which he did during his senior season in 2002. 

Richt's induction into the Georgia-Florida Hall of Fame comes as the latest honor for a coach who has already previously been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl Hall of Fame, and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. Edwards, who became a 5-time CFL All-Star, was inducted into the Winnipeg Football Club Hall of Fame in 2017. 

It was also announced that Joe Haden, a Florida cornerback from 2007-2009, and Earnest Graham, a Florida running back from 1998-2002 will be Florida's 2023 inductees into the Georgia-Florida Hall of Fame. The induction will take place at the 2023 Georgia-Florida Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Luncheon on Oct. 27.