▁as ▁athlet ic ▁director ▁he ▁h ired ▁former ▁football ▁coach ▁Mark ▁R icht ▁from ▁Florida ▁State ▁University . ▁Do ole y ▁briefly ▁purs ued ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁nom ination ▁for ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁His ▁wife , ▁the ▁former ▁Barbara ▁M esh ad , ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party ▁primary ▁for ▁U . S . ▁House ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Do ole y ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Grid ir on ▁Secret ▁Society . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁K ennes aw ▁State ▁University ▁h ired ▁Do ole y ▁to ▁begin ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant ▁to ▁K SU ▁in ▁the ▁school ' s ▁drive ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁football ▁program . ▁ ▁Another ▁h ob by ▁of ▁Do ole y ' s ▁is ▁garden ing , ▁about ▁which ▁he ▁has ▁published ▁a ▁book . ▁ ▁Do ole y ▁has ▁also ▁partner ed ▁with ▁M asc ot ▁Books ▁to ▁publish ▁two ▁children ' s ▁books ▁about ▁the ▁U GA ▁mas cot , ▁How ▁' B out ▁Th em ▁Daw gs ! ▁and ▁H air y ▁Daw g ' s ▁J our ney ▁Through ▁the ▁Pe ach ▁State . ▁ ▁Do ole y ▁served ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Cur ators ▁for ▁the ▁Georgia ▁Historical ▁Society ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 6 - 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁Do ole y ▁was ▁induct ed ▁in ▁the ▁▁ ▁Georgia ▁Sports ▁Hall ▁of