Four UGA Athletes Named To Circle of Honor

ATHENS, GA -- Four All-Americans from UGA's sporting past have been chosen for induction into the university's Circle of Honor.

John Little (football), Kelly and Coco Miller (basketball) and Stefanie Williams (swimming) will be inducted into the group.

The Circle of Honor is designed to recognize and pay tribute to extraordinary student-athletes and coaches who, by their performance and conduct, have brought honor to the university and themselves.

The four will be inducted formally during a Circle of Honor Gala on February 11, 2017. 

They also will be recognized at the Georgia-Vanderbilt football game in Athens on October 15.

Criteria for the Circle of Honor also stipulate that each recipient has earned his or her academic degree.

Little was the Bulldogs' starting rover from 1984-86. He was named First-Team All-America and All-SEC in 1985 and 1986. Little rolled up 381 career tackles, which is still the best in school history for a defensive back and ranks seventh overall.

Additionally, Little was a two-time Academic All-SEC selection. He was elected as the permanent team captain following the 1986 season and received his degree in Marketing from UGA in 1987. 

Kelly and Coco Miller were four-year starters for the Lady Bulldogs from 1997-2001 and helped Georgia advance to the 1999 Final Four, capture the 2000 SEC Championship and win the 2001 SEC Tournament title. 

Kelly (2,177 points) and Coco (2,131 points) are two of only five Lady Bulldogs to ever score more than 2,000 points. They also rank among Georgia's top-10 career leaders in field goals made and attempted and steals.

Kelly and Coco both were named All-SEC during each of their four seasons in Athens, and Kelly Miller was named 2000 and 2001 SEC Player of the Year. The Millers were co-recipients of the AAU's James E. Sullivan Memorial Award as the top amateur athletes in the nation in all sports in 1999. 

Kelly and Coco also earned All-America and Academic All-America honors while at Georgia. They graduated with degrees in Biology and went on to have long professional playing careers in the WNBA and overseas.

Williams was a 28-time All-American -- the maximum number of certificates a swimmer can earn -- and helped put Georgia swimming and diving on the map. 

From 1999-2002, she paced the Lady Bulldogs to three NCAA and three SEC titles. Williams was a member of four national championship relays, helping the 200 and 400 freestyle relays set American records in 2002. She was a two-time SEC champion in the 200 freestyle and was on 10 victorious relays at the SECs.

A team captain her senior year, Williams twice was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and graduated with a degree in Sports Communications.

Williams has been an assistant coach for UGA for the last four seasons, helping the Lady Bulldogs earn three additional NCAA and SEC championships.