Father of Georgia football coach Kirby Smart dies after fall before Sugar Bowl

Sonny Smart, the father of Georgia football coach Kirby Smart, died early Saturday morning from complications related to hip surgery he had after falling the day before the Sugar Bowl, the university confirmed. 

Sonny Smart was injured in New Orleans on New Year’s Day before the start of the College Football Playoff quarterfinal game between Georgia and Notre Dame, which had been postponed to the following day after a terrorist attack on Bourbon Street claimed the lives of at least 14 people and injured dozens more.