UGA coach Fox survives airplane runway scare

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We almost had a huge, national news story — and potential tragedy — on Wednesday morning. Fortunately, the pilot of Delta flight 873 was alert and dodged what would have been a full-speed runway collision between his plane and another on the runway at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport.

Among the passengers on Delta flight 873: Georgia coach Mark Fox.

ESPN.com reports:

“We were running full throttle, getting ready to take off,” Fox told ESPN on Wednesday. “And the pilot slammed on the brakes.” Fox was en route from Atlanta to Miami to see Miami Heat assistant Keith Smart, who has been …

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