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Pat ‘Doc’ Spurgeon – 1929-2022
GS professor, football coach left lasting legacy
SCOTT BRYANT/Herald File Former Georgia Southern assistant football coach Pat "Doc" Spurgeon reminisces about the Eagles' glory days while speaking to the Statesboro Kiwanis Club in 2010.
Former Georgia Southern assistant football coach Pat "Doc" Spurgeon reminisces about the Eagles' glory days while speaking to the Statesboro Kiwanis Club in 2010.
An English literature professor, one of the most successful football coaches of all time and a beloved father and husband, Patrick “Doc” Spurgeon passed away Thursday. He was 93.
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