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Every college football Saturday, someone holds up that trophy — but how many people know the man behind it spent 16 year...
06/11/2026

Every college football Saturday, someone holds up that trophy — but how many people know the man behind it spent 16 years coaching right here in Atlanta? 🏈 John Heisman served as Georgia Tech's head coach from 1904 to 1919, building the Yellow Jackets into one of the most dominant programs in the country and leading the 1917 team to a perfect season and a national championship.

Heisman didn't just win games — he changed the sport itself. He is widely credited with popularizing the center snap, the lateral pass, and the use of "hike" as the snap count. 🐝 The man was an innovator, a legend, and for nearly two decades, he was Atlanta's coach. The Downtown Athletic Club of New York named their award after him in 1936, just one year after his death.

Tag a Georgia Tech fan who needs to see this, and drop your thoughts in the comments: did you know the Heisman Trophy's namesake spent his greatest coaching years right here on North Avenue? Follow Atlanta Attitude for more ATL sports history like this. 🍑

October 28, 1995. Tom Glavine walked off the mound at Fulton County Stadium after eight innings, one hit, and zero runs ...
06/10/2026

October 28, 1995. Tom Glavine walked off the mound at Fulton County Stadium after eight innings, one hit, and zero runs allowed, and Atlanta was three outs away from the only World Series championship this city has ever held. 🍑⚾🏆

Glavine was unhittable that night. He mixed his changeup and his cut fastball with the kind of precision that made Cleveland's lineup look completely overmatched from the first inning to the last. Mark Wohlers came on to close it out, David Justice's solo shot in the sixth was the only run the Braves needed, and when that final out was recorded, Fulton County Stadium absolutely erupted. After 14 years of near-misses, heartbreaks, and rebuilding, Atlanta finally had its championship. Glavine won the World Series MVP, and he earned every single vote. 🔥🖤❤️

If you were in that stadium or watching from home in the ATL that night, you know exactly where you were when it ended. Follow Atlanta Attitude for more moments from the teams and seasons that made this city. Tell us your story: where were you when Atlanta finally won it all? 👇

In the summer of 2020, the Atlanta Dream players did something that stopped the entire sports world. 🌿 During one of the...
06/10/2026

In the summer of 2020, the Atlanta Dream players did something that stopped the entire sports world. 🌿 During one of the most charged moments in American history, Dream players wore "Vote Warnock" t-shirts before games, publicly opposing their own co-owner, Senator Kelly Loeffler, who had spoken out against the WNBA's social justice platform. It was one of the boldest acts of athlete activism in professional sports history, and it happened right here in Atlanta.

The players didn't flinch. They stood together, they made their voices heard, and they reminded everyone that athletes are more than the games they play. 🏀 The 2020 Dream season became a defining chapter, not just for the franchise, but for women's sports and athlete activism across the country.

Atlanta has always been a city where courage shows up when it matters most. 🍑 Share this with someone who remembers that summer, and drop your thoughts in the comments: what did that moment mean to you as an Atlanta sports fan?

Before the Braves, before Fulton County Stadium, before any of it, Atlanta had Ponce de Leon Park on Ponce de Leon Avenu...
06/10/2026

Before the Braves, before Fulton County Stadium, before any of it, Atlanta had Ponce de Leon Park on Ponce de Leon Avenue, and on summer afternoons from 1907 through 1964, that little wooden ballpark was the center of this city's baseball universe. 🍑⚾

The Atlanta Crackers called Ponce de Leon Park home for decades, and the park had one of the most unique features in all of American baseball: a massive magnolia tree that stood right there in center field, inside the playing field. Any ball that hit that tree was in play. You cannot make that up. Generations of Atlanta families packed those wooden grandstands, ate peanuts in the Georgia heat, and watched Southern Association baseball the way their parents and grandparents had before them. It was Atlanta's ballpark long before Atlanta had a big-league team. 🌳🏟️

If your family had a connection to Ponce de Leon Park, the Crackers, or those summer afternoons on Ponce de Leon Avenue, we want to hear about it. Follow Atlanta Attitude for more stories from the venues and the moments that built this city's sports soul. Drop your memory below and let's relive it together. 👇

On April 25, 2024, the Atlanta Falcons selected Michael Penix Jr. with the 8th overall pick in the NFL Draft, and just l...
06/10/2026

On April 25, 2024, the Atlanta Falcons selected Michael Penix Jr. with the 8th overall pick in the NFL Draft, and just like that, the conversation about Atlanta's quarterback future changed overnight. 🏈 After years of searching for the answer under center, the Falcons made a bold, unmistakable statement: they believe the next chapter starts now.

Penix came in as one of the most electric passers in college football history at Washington, and Atlanta fans are watching closely to see if that arm talent translates to the NFL stage. 🔴🖤 Whether you're all in on the pick or still processing it, one thing is certain: the Falcons have a signal caller with something to prove, and this city loves nothing more than a comeback story.

Drop your take in the comments: are you riding with Penix, and what does Year 2 look like for him in Atlanta? Follow Atlanta Attitude for the latest ATL sports moments as they happen. 🍑

January 4, 1981. The Atlanta Falcons walked off the field at Fulton County Stadium with a 30–27 win over the Dallas Cowb...
06/10/2026

January 4, 1981. The Atlanta Falcons walked off the field at Fulton County Stadium with a 30–27 win over the Dallas Cowboys, and just like that, Atlanta had its first NFL playoff victory in franchise history. 🏈🖤❤️

The 1980 Falcons were built around one of the most suffocating defenses the NFL had ever seen: the Gritz Blitz. That unit led the league in fewest points allowed and made opposing offenses look completely lost every single Sunday. When they knocked off America's Team in the Wild Card round, this city felt something it had never felt before from its football team: genuine, earned belief. The stands at Fulton County Stadium were shaking, and every fan who was there will tell you they knew they were watching history happen in real time. 🍑🔥

If you were at that game, or watching from home in the ATL, this one belongs to you. Follow Atlanta Attitude for more moments from the teams and seasons that shaped this city. Drop your memory below and let's relive it together. 👇

Before the world knew the name Evander Holyfield, Atlanta did. 🥊 The kid from Summerhill trained his way from the street...
06/10/2026

Before the world knew the name Evander Holyfield, Atlanta did. 🥊 The kid from Summerhill trained his way from the streets of southwest Atlanta to the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, and then kept right on climbing until he became the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, not once but four times across his legendary career.

He didn't just represent Atlanta, he carried it. Every time "The Real Deal" walked into that ring, a whole city walked in with him. 🍑 If you grew up here during his championship years, you know exactly what it felt like to watch one of your own stand at the absolute top of the sport.

Tag someone who remembers watching Holyfield fight and felt that ATL pride swell up in their chest. 🖤 Follow Atlanta Attitude for more stories of the athletes who put this city on the map.

Atlanta, July 29, 1996. Carl Lewis stepped into the long jump pit at Centennial Olympic Stadium and did something no tra...
06/10/2026

Atlanta, July 29, 1996. Carl Lewis stepped into the long jump pit at Centennial Olympic Stadium and did something no track and field athlete had ever done: he won his fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in the same event, right here in his adopted hometown. 🏅🇺🇸

The crowd inside that stadium was absolutely electric. Eighty-three thousand people who had waited all summer for a moment like this one got exactly what they came for, and the roar that went up when that jump was measured was something you could feel in your chest from the upper deck. Atlanta didn't just host the Olympics that summer, it gave Carl Lewis the stage to write the final chapter of the greatest track and field career the world had ever seen. 🍑🔥

If you were in that stadium, or watching from your living room in the ATL, this one hit different. Follow Atlanta Attitude for more moments from the summer Atlanta showed the world what this city is made of. Share your memory in the comments: we want to hear your story. 👇

In 1970, the Atlanta Hawks won 48 games and advanced to the NBA Western Division Finals — the deepest playoff run the fr...
06/09/2026

In 1970, the Atlanta Hawks won 48 games and advanced to the NBA Western Division Finals — the deepest playoff run the franchise had made since arriving in Atlanta. 🍑🏀 They had Lou Hudson, Walt Hazzard, and "Pistol" Pete Maravich waiting in the wings, and for a moment it felt like Atlanta was on the verge of something truly special. Then they ran into a 22-year-old center from UCLA named Lew Alcindor, and the Milwaukee Bucks ended the dream in five games.

If you were an Atlanta Hawks fan in 1970, you know what that team meant to a city that was still figuring out what it meant to have major league basketball. The Omni wasn't even built yet — the Hawks were playing at Georgia Tech's Alexander Memorial Coliseum — and the fans who showed up those nights were the original Atlanta basketball believers. That 1970 team deserves to be remembered. 🏟️❤️

Did you follow the early Atlanta Hawks before the Omni era? Drop your memory in the comments, tag someone who remembers those years, and follow Atlanta Attitude for more ATL sports history like this.

On October 28, 1995, David Justice stepped to the plate in the sixth inning of Game 6 and hit the only run the Braves wo...
06/09/2026

On October 28, 1995, David Justice stepped to the plate in the sixth inning of Game 6 and hit the only run the Braves would need. 🪓⚾ One swing. One run. One World Series championship. The only one this city has ever held.

If you were at Fulton County Stadium that night, or watching from your living room, you know exactly what that moment felt like when Justice's ball cleared the left field wall. Atlanta had waited decades for that feeling, and when it finally came, the whole city just let go. Every bit of heartbreak, every near-miss, every October that ended too soon — all of it washed away in one swing.

Follow Atlanta Attitude for more ATL sports history like this. 🏆 Where were you when David Justice hit that home run, and what do you remember about the moment the Braves finally won it all?

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