Albert Staton

Albert Staton

Staton c. 1920
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Position End
Class 1922
Career history
College Georgia Tech (19191922)
Personal information
Date of birth (1899-12-04)December 4, 1899
Place of birth Attalla, Alabama
Date of death January 15, 1980(1980-01-15) (aged 80)
Place of death Medellin, Colombia
Career highlights and awards

Albert Hammond Staton (December 4, 1899 January 15, 1980) was a college football and basketball player for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Staton was captain of the 1921 basketball team.[1] While playing for Georgia Tech football teams he was selected All-Southern every year he played,[2] and picked for its All-Era Team. Albert played with his brother John. Albert was elected into the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 1963.[3]

Al Staton was the first chief executive officer of the Alumni Association and editor of its magazine.[4]

References

  1. "Staton Elected". The Atlanta Constitution. March 20, 1920. p. 14.
  2. e. g."Georgia Tech Has Four on All-Southern Team". Miami Herald. December 13, 1922.
  3. "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame".
  4. "75 Years Ago". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine 84 (1): 69. 2007.


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