One of the most versatile players in Georgia history, Champ Bailey played more than 1,000 snaps on offense, defense and special teams during his remarkable 1998 season. The Folkston, Georgia, native becomes the 16th Bulldog player to join the College Football Hall of Fame. A two-time First Team All-SEC selection (1997, 1998), he was also named to the SEC All-Freshman Team in 1996. The inaugural recipient of the UGA Vince Dooley MVP Award, Bailey led the Bulldogs to consecutive postseason wins at the 1998 Outback Bowl and the 1998 Peach Bowl, where he won Defensive MVP honors. He helped UGA to national rankings in 1997 (No. 10) and 1998 (No. 14) while playing for College Football Hall of Fame Coach Jim Donnan and alongside Hall of Famer Matt Stinchcomb. A member of the FWAA's 75th Anniversary All-America Team, Bailey finished his career at Georgia with 147 tackles, eight interceptions and 27 pass breakups while racking up 978 receiving yards and five touchdowns on offense. The seventh overall pick by Washington in the 1999 NFL Draft, Bailey played 15 seasons for Washington (1999-2003) and the Denver Broncos (2004-13). The 12-time Pro Bowl selection is a member of the NFL's 2000s All-Decade Team, and he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2019.. While with the Broncos, Bailey donated time and money to the Denver Rescue Mission, and he worked with The Crossing in Park Hill, a transitional housing program in Denver. He also supports the Bailey Brothers Foundation with his brother and fellow Georgia football alum, Boss. The 2018 State of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame inductee was also a record-setting track and field athlete at UGA.

As a strong advocate for personal and business development initiatives, Champ is a natural fit for our team. With a background in high-end client relations, advertising, and sports marketing and branding, his experience and professionalism is priceless. Being one of the most decorated athletes in Georgia and as a professional for the NFL, he will be responsible for strategic branding, network expansion, and student-athletic business partnerships, and contract negotiations.

Coming from a small rural town in Folkston, Georgia, Champ is extremely hypersensitive about issues that are faced by high poverty areas. He’s now utilizing his upbringing and experiences to positively effect economic issues and barriers found in our society.

Champ Bailey is passionate about a lot of social issues, but leads in topics including affordable healthcare, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and actively providing new opportunities for the less fortunate to receive support and proper education. He is currently working on a bi-partisan team to improve the state of Georgia’s current workforce development affairs. All topics and issues we are focused on with The Mental Health Alliance of America.