In 25 seasons as golf coach, Copas led the Bulldogs to 17 NCAA Championship appearances, including 10 top-10 finishes. Copas’ 1978 Bulldogs placed second at the NCAA’s, the program’s highest finish at that time. Copas also guided the Bulldogs to seven Southeastern Conference titles.
There may not be anyone who wore more hats during his career at Georgia—but Copas wore them all and wore them well.
Copas arrived in Athens in 1964 as the head trainer for the Bulldogs’ rookie head football coach, Vince Dooley. Over the next few years, Copas added the roles of academic counselor and athletic dorm supervisor — meaning he spent critical hours with impressionable student-athletes in several different arenas.