The Jolly Good Fellows is a living legacy of family, friends, and fans of Georgia Tech football.
Legacy
Our forefathers Bob Lewis, Bobby Pope and Skip Pope laid a foundation for cheering on the brave and bold dating back to 1951 where the love affair blossomed and was cemented with the 1952 National Championship in the 1953 Sugar Bowl. Our legacy of Jolly Good Fellows spans over 55 years, two national titles, countless friends and fellows; all woven into the very fabric of our community in Atlanta, Georgia. The Jolly Good Fellows is about embracing and loving our heritage as fans of Georgia Tech and enjoying and building a larger fellowship of friends while cheering on the White and Gold. It’s much more than simply being another fan for another team, it’s about being a Jolly Good Fellow.
To All the Jolly Good Fellows Who Come Far and Near!
This site is in honor of some original fellows who are no longer with us. Their stories and their passion for Tech have become our stories and our passion. Come Fall on the Flats, we raise up our mugs, our flags, our hats, and all our White and Gold and give three cheers to the late fellows, and we continue the legacy of cheering for the old Golden Helmets!
Here’s to you:
Bob Lewis: Jolly Good Forefather and student of Georgia Tech. 1952 National Championship. Held the distinct honor of never seeing Tech lose a game that he attended.
Bobby Pope: Jolly Good Forefather and first to purchase season tickets in 1962. Experienced the Bobby Dodd Era to the hiring of Bill Cury. Died in a car accident returning home from a Tech football game in 1980
Skip Pope: 2nd Generation Jolly Good Fellow, son of Bobby Pope, purveyor of Tech passion, and the bridge by which the Jolly Good Fellows exists today. Skip loved Tech football through thick and thin, laying the foundation from which we cheer today. Experienced the Bobby Dodd Era, the Silent Era, the Curry-Ross Era, the 1990 National Championship in the 1991 Citrus Bowl. Died in 1991 as result of a tragic car accident, 10 years to the week of his father’s.
