Kirby Smart’s father, Sonny, died Saturday of complications from hip surgery after falling in New Orleans ahead of the Sugar Bowl.

Kirby Smart, head football coach at the University of Georgia, tragically lost his father, Sonny Smart, to complications from a fractured hip surgery on 4 January 2025.

Sonny Smart, a football coach at two Georgia high schools and father of Georgia football coach Kirby Smart, died early Saturday, UGA announced ...

"I’m still recovering from the beat down Coach Smart & my dad gave Kirby and I on the golf course in a “friendly” July 4 Father-Son match years ago My heart hurts for the Smart family and we ...

Clyde J. “Sonny” Smart Jr. died last week after complications from surgery in New Orleans, where his son Kirby Smart was preparing to play in the Sugar Bowl.

NEW ORLEANS — Editor's note: The video above is from 2018, when Smart's parents spoke to 11Alive about their son's success ahead of the National Championship in Atlanta. Sonny Smart, the father ...

Drew Bobo had a well-known last name at Georgia before playing a snap. Now the offensive lineman, son of Mike Bobo, could be ...