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Football: Former Georgia Tech WR Calvin Johnson Officially Retires

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Back in 2004, one of the nation's top wide receiver prospects (from nearby Sandy Creek HS in Tyrone, GA) decided to continue his football career at Georgia Tech. In doing so, he began down a path that would lead him to being not only (arguably) the best player in Georgia Tech history, but one of the best wide receivers to ever play the game.

In three years at Georgia Tech, he was first-team All-ACC each year, and a first-team All-America selection twice. He dazzled us from the beginning with consistently incredible play, with an iconic game-winning catch and one of the most iconic catches in college football history as a true freshman in 2004.