Later, he took on coaching roles at Bainbridge High School in Georgia, mentoring Kirby Smart, who played safety under his guidance. He also coached at Rabun County High School in North Georgia.

Georgia coach Kirby Smart celebrates with his dad Sonny Smart ... He crossed state lines to Georgia's Bainbridge High School to coach football from 1982-1994 and Rabun County from 1995-2003 ...

It was at Bainbridge where Sonny coached his son Kirby. "Obviously, you grow up around it. It's in your DNA," Smart said back in 2020. "Every coach doesn't want his son to be a coach, he wants him ...

He later coached at Bainbridge High in Georgia, where Kirby Smart played safety for him, and Rabun County High in north Georgia. "He's taught me so much just about the way you handle things ...

Growing up, Kirby Smart often spent time at the football field with his dad and played for him at Bainbridge High before starring at UGA as a defensive back. “A lot of times I would come home ...

Sonny and his wife, Sharon, have three children: Karl, Kirby and Kendall. Sonny Smart was a longtime high school football coach, including for seven seasons at Bainbridge High School in South ...

He helped Bainbridge High School ... ExploreMore AJC coverage of the Bulldogs Kirby Smart told those gathered Saturday at Rabun Gap Presbyterian Church that his father’s standard for discipline ...

Georgia football coach Kirby Smart put his team in the final ballot of the US LBM Coaches Poll ahead of two teams that reached the College Football Playoff semifinals. Smart placed Georgia at No.