UGA’s oldest living letterman, Cliff Kimsey, dead at 94

Cliff Kimsey, who was Georgia's oldest living football letterman, passed away in Cornelia Tuesday. Kimsey was 94 years old.

Kimsey was a standout athlete at Cornelia High School and was part of the football team's 1936 undefeated season. He was chosen to participate in the first Georgia High School Association All-Star Game and was also a

three-year letterman on Cornelia's baseball team.

From there, he went to Georgia, where he shared the backfield with eventual Heisman Trophy winner Frank Sinkwich as well as Lamar "Racehorse" Davis.

Kimsey played tailback, fullback and blocking back in college and was a three-year letterman with the Bulldogs. He was given Georgia's Outstanding Senior Award in 1942.

Following his time at Georgia, Kimsey joined the Army. He turned to coaching football after returning to the United States and spent time at Cedartown High School, Parker High School in Greenville, South Carolina, and the University of Kansas. He returned to his hometown at the end of 1953 and spent 27 years at Cornelia Bank.

Kimsey was a member of the State of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame as well as the Northeast Georgia Hall of Fame, the Habersham County Ring of Honor and the University of Georgia Chapter of the Gridiron Secret Society.

Memorial services are scheduled for 11:00 am on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at First Baptist Church of Cornelia.

This story was originally published May 12, 2016 at 1:08 PM with the headline "UGA’s oldest living letterman, Cliff Kimsey, dead at 94."