Sonny Smart, the father of Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart, has passed away at the age of 74 after complications from hip surgery. He died surrounded by his family in New Orleans, where Kirby was coaching in the Sugar Bowl against Notre Dame.
Updated: Jan. 04, 2025, 11:01 a.m.Georgia head coach Kirby Smart , right, questions a call during the second half against Notre Dame in the quarterfinals of a College Football Playoff, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans. Sonny Smart , the father of Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart , died Saturday in New Orleans after complications from hip surgery, the University of Georgia stated in a release.
outside his hotel on New Year’s Eve day and fractured his hip. The fall was not related to the terrorist attack Wednesday where a man drove his truck down Bourbon Street, killing 15 people. Sonny Smart, a native of Columbia, Ala., was a high school head coach in Georgia, posting an overall record of 90-78-1. He coached at Bainbridge High from 1988-1994 and Rabun County High from 1995-2003.
“I had the privilege to visit with Sonny many times and enjoyed every conversation. Our sympathies go out to Kirby Smart and his family and to all who knew his dad.”
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