former president of Georgia Institute of Technology (1994–2008), spent his early years in Douglas. His father served as mayor. Greg Holland, country singer Justin Lewis, co-founder and CTO of NationalField, a private, enterprise-based social network used by the 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns of Barack Obama Jennifer Nettles, one-half of the country music duo Sugarland, is a native of Douglas. Joel Parrish, football player Willie Spence, singer and runner-up of Season 19 of American Idol Maureen Tucker, drummer and occasional singer of 1960s and 1970s rock group The Velvet Underground, lives in Douglas. Greg Walker, former first baseman and hitting coach for the 2005 World Champion Chicago White Sox, is a native of Douglas. He was the hitting coach for the Atlanta Braves 2012–2014. Tyreek Hill, American football player for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). Wyatt Miller, American football player for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). See also Eleventh District A & M School-South Georgia College Historic District 63rd Army Air Forces Contract Pilot School References External links City of Douglas official website Douglas-Coffee County Chamber of Commerce City of Douglas at Georgia.gov Cities in Georgia (U.S. state) Cities in Coffee County, Georgia Micropolitan areas of Georgia (U.S. state) County seats in Georgia (U.S. state) 1855 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)