While celebrating Georgia State’s landmark first-ever college football victory last night at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, head coach Bill Curry was briefly knocked to the ground after Panther players attempted to give him the traditional postgame sports drink cooler bath.

(Curry a tough old goat, Baltimore Colt)

In amateur video of the incident from WSB’s Zach Klein, the 67-year-old former head coach of Alabama, Georgia Tech and Kentucky can be seen on the ground for about 15 seconds before he was able to get back on his feet.

Moments later Curry was all smiles with his players following GSU’s 41-7 win over NAIA Shorter College in front of a remarkable crowd of 30,237 fans.

The native Atlantan’s quick recovery comes as little surprise, considering he also enjoyed a decorated 12-year NFL career as an offensive lineman.
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