Sanford Stadium will unveil its new press box on Saturday, as offseason renovations saw Georgia add on to Sanford Stadium.
And with the press box being used for the first time against Tennessee Tech, Georgia announced that the new press box would be named after Georgia legends Dan Magill and Claude Felton.
The announcement was made in a statement that was released on Monday afternoon.
“Along with Vince Dooley, it would be hard to find two people who have meant more to Georgia Athletics than Dan Magill and Claude Felton,” J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Josh Brooks said in a statement released by Georgia. “Coach Magill and Claude combined to serve this university for nearly a century. We are pleased to honor their remarkable accomplishments with the naming of the 400 and 500 levels of the new press box.”
Magill worked in a number of different capacities at Georgia, including as a national championship-winning tennis coach and as the school’s Sports Information director and executive secretary of the Bulldog Club. Magill passed away in August of 2014. His name will be attached to the 500 level of the press box.
Felton worked for Georgia from 1979 until January of 2024 when he announced his retirement. In addition to working for the school as the Sports Information Director, Felton is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Hall of Fame and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. Felton’s name will be attached to the 400 level of the press box.
The move of the press box allowed Georgia to expand its seating capacity, as Sanford Stadium now seats 93,033.
Georgia’s first home game of the 2024 season is set for a 2 p.m. kickoff. The game will be broadcast on SEC Network+.
