--- title: HR 1942. Dan Magill Memorial Intersection; Clarke County; dedicate collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hr1942 cite_as: HR 1942, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1942 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1942.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1942/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74490 date: 2026-03-31 status: introduced corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Dan Magill Memorial Intersection; Clarke County; dedicate ## Text House Resolution 1942 By: Representative Gaines of the 120th A RESOLUTION Honoring the life of Mr. Dan Magill and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, the State of Georgia continues to mourn the loss of one of the University of Georgia's legends with the passing of Mr. Dan Magill in August of 2014; and WHEREAS, Mr. Magill was born on January 25, 1921, and was a native of Athens, Georgia, where he began his lifelong affiliation with the University of Georgia athletic program as a bat boy for the baseball team and manager for the tennis team; and WHEREAS, as an attendee of the University of Georgia, Mr. Magill was an invaluable member of the university's swim and tennis teams, volunteered as an assistant football coach, and was a member of the Chi Psi fraternity before graduating with a degree in journalism in 1942; and WHEREAS, Mr. Magill served as a guardian of this nation's freedom and liberty with the United States Marine Corps during World War II and, upon his return home, worked briefly as the prep sports editor with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution; and WHEREAS, in 1949, this lifelong Bulldog returned home to his alma mater to serve as the university's sports information director, and later he established The Georgia Bulldog newspaper and founded the Bulldog Club; and WHEREAS, Mr. Magill assumed the role as the head coach of the university's tennis program in 1954, a position he proudly held for 34 years; and WHEREAS, as head of the tennis program, Mr. Magill oversaw the construction of the university's tennis complex and put Athens on the map as a tennis destination, with the city serving as host to the NCAA tennis tournament 21 times and as home to the hall of fame for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be recognized appropriately by dedicating an intersection in his memory. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the intersection of State Route 15AL (S. Milledge Avenue) and Woodlawn Avenue in Athens-Clarke County is dedicated as the Dan Magill Memorial Intersection. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Dan Magill Memorial Intersection. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the family of Mr. Dan Magill and to the Department of Transportation. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House resolution would honor the late Dan Magill, a longtime University of Georgia tennis coach and sports figure, by naming an Athens-Clarke County intersection after him. ### Plain-language summary This resolution recognizes Dan Magill, a University of Georgia athletics figure who died in 2014, for his decades of service to the university, including 34 years as head tennis coach and his role in building the school's tennis complex and reputation. The resolution directs that the intersection of State Route 15AL (S. Milledge Avenue) and Woodlawn Avenue in Athens-Clarke County be named the Dan Magill Memorial Intersection. It also directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to put up and maintain signs marking the dedication, and directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to Magill's family and to the Department of Transportation. ### What it does - Dedicates the intersection of State Route 15AL (S. Milledge Avenue) and Woodlawn Avenue in Athens-Clarke County as the Dan Magill Memorial Intersection. - Directs the Georgia Department of Transportation to erect and maintain signs marking the dedicated intersection. - Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to Magill's family and the Department of Transportation. ### Who it affects This mainly affects the Georgia Department of Transportation, which must install and maintain signage, and residents and visitors to Athens-Clarke County who will see the newly named intersection. It also formally recognizes Dan Magill's family. ### Why it matters The resolution has no regulatory or financial effect beyond signage costs. Its main practical impact is a permanent public marker in Athens-Clarke County honoring Dan Magill's long association with University of Georgia athletics, particularly the tennis program he led for 34 years. ### Key provisions - The resolved clause names the intersection of State Route 15AL (S. Milledge Avenue) and Woodlawn Avenue in Athens-Clarke County as the Dan Magill Memorial Intersection. - A further resolved clause authorizes and directs the Department of Transportation to erect and maintain appropriate signs for the dedication. - A final clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to Magill's family and the Department of Transportation. ## Status - Status: Introduced (2026-03-25) - Last action: House Second Readers (2026-03-31) - Sponsors: Houston Gaines - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/74490 > The history, votes, and amendments (132 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1942.md?full=1