Falcons RB Going To Trial For Bad Checks

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Atlanta Falcons running back Verron Haynes, who was not at the team’s organized team activities on Wednesday, had a pretrial conference on charges for writing bad checks, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Haynes, a former University of Georgia standout, played for the Steelers for six seasons. He didn’t play last season and was signed by the Falcons on April 29.

Haynes, 30, is set to go to trial on September 16 for writing a bad check to a luxury car dealership in the Pittsburgh area. He allegedly passed bad checks worth $70,000.

The Falcons would not comment on Haynes’ personal situation.

Haynes, 5-9, 222 pounds, played two seasons at Georgia, and might be best known for catching a game-winning touchdown pass at Tennessee in 2001, a play made famous by radio voice Larry Munson “hobnailed boot” call. That season Haynes led Georgia in rushing with 691 yards.

Haynes also played at North Springs High School, and he was a fifth-round draft choice of the Steelers in the 2002 draft.

As a public service, here's that call from his college days...
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Munson Announces Immediate Retirement

The long-time voice of the Georgia Bulldogs, Larry Munson, announced his immediate retirement from calling the school's football games on the Bulldog Network Monday afternoon.

Munson has been suffering from a litany of health problems over the past few seasons which, initially, had limited his game calls to home contests in Athens. Scott Howard, who was Munson's color commentator at Sanford Stadium, was calling games on the road with former UGA quarterback Eric Zeier.

Munson is set to celebrate his 86th birthday next week and had called games since 1966. Howard will take over the football duties full-time including this weekend's game with the University of Alabama.

There are volumes of calls over time that Munson will be remembered for...
This is only a few of them... our thoughts of thanks at OSG HQ go out to Munson, his family, and the Bulldog Nation as the torch is passed.

Hunker down, you guys... just one more time...