Archive for December, 2010

The recent fire of Dave Van Halanger, Director of Strength and Conditioning for the University of Georgia, sparks new names and faces.

Brown playing for the Atlanta Falcons

Joe Tereshinski was recently promoted to the position of Director of Strength and Conditioning by Coach Richt. It is not clear yet if Keith Gray (Assoc. Head Strength and Conditioning Coach) or Clay Walker (Strength and Conditioning- doctoral student), will be coming back to assist Coach Joe T. These men have given many years to the University of Georgia’s program, they truly bleed red and black.

Effective January 1st, one of Georgia’s greatest running backs, Thomas Brown, will be rejoining the UGAfamily once again; not on the field, but in the weight room, on Joe Tereshinski’s strength and conditioning staff. I had the opportunity to talk to Thomas about his new opportunity and how he felt about coach Richt offering him the job. “I chose the University of Georgia coming out of high school because I wanted to be a part of a program that is committed to excellence. It will be an honor to return to this great University and aid in the continuing development of our student-athletes on and off the field”.

Thomas, an Atlanta native from Tucker High School, just recently ended his NFL career with the Atlanta Falcons and the Cleveland Browns. Thomas has a beautiful wife, Jessica Brown, and two lovely kids, Orlando and Tyson. Thomas is very excited to be back close to home with his friend and family. So if you see some new faces around UGA’s practices or games don’t hesitate to go up and Meet the Brown’s and shake the hand of the strongest pound for player UGA has seen in a long time.

A common occurrence for Brown