[1] After serving in the United States Navy for four years, he graduated from Shorter University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1975.

[2] His tenure in that body lasted only one term, as he chose to run unsuccessfully for the United States House of Representatives in 1992.

Most notably, Deal bought out 30 seconds of "bars and tone" error imagery immediately prior to a paid televised address by Ramsey.

[3] The advertisement had the effect of tricking viewers into thinking the station was down and depressing viewership of Ramsey's public address.

[3] After a failed run for Georgia Public Service Commission in 1994, Ramsey sought to reclaim his old State Senate seat in 1996.