NCAA Football

TONY BARNHART was a newspaper reporter for thirty-five years before becoming a college football television analyst for ESPN, CBS, and the SEC Network. He is the author of five books, including Always a Bulldog: Players, Coaches, and Fans Share Their Passion for Georgia Football. He is a member of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame's class of 2021, winner of the Bert McGrane Award from the College Football Writers Association, and a Grady Fellow at UGA's School of Journalism. Today he writes for his own website, TMG College Sports, and lives in Dunwoody, Georgia, with his wife, Maria.

The 19 of Greene narrates Tony Barnhart’s experience with integration in small-town Georgia as a member of Greene County’s first integrated football team. The longtime sportswriter, also known as Mr. College Football, details the Tigers’ surprisingly successful season, the enduring relationships he formed with his teammates, and the difficulties of school sports integration. As he witnessed the positive role that football played in the process of racial integration at Greene, his foundational experiences continue to help Barnhart navigate the persistent reality of racism more generally.