Herty Field was the site of the University Georgia’s sports events most notably baseball and football. The first intercollegiate football game in the South was played here again Mercer University. It was a win for Georgia and began the University’s long tradition of excellence in the sport. After going through a couple of different incarnations as a practice field and then a parking lot, the field was commemorated to the founder of the football team and chemistry professor, Dr. Charles Herty. Herty’s accomplishments aside from the elevation of sports for the institution include the establishment of the papermaking industry in the South, saving the longleaf pine from extinction in the region, playing a founding role in the National Institute of Health, and serving as President of the American Chemical Society.