Albert Staton
American football and basketball player (1899–1980)
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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,[1] and a Coca-Cola executive in Colombia.
Attalla, Alabama, U.S.
Medellin, Colombia, U.S.
Staton c. 1920 | |
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | End |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 4, 1899 Attalla, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | January 15, 1980 (aged 80) Medellin, Colombia, U.S. |
| Listed weight | 182 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Boys |
| College | Georgia Tech (1918–1922) |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Early years
Albert Staton was born on December 4, 1899, in Attalla, Alabama, the son of John Curtis Staton and Bivien Hammond Staton.[2] He attended Boys High School in Atlanta, Georgia.
Georgia Tech
Staton graduated with a mechanical engineering degree from Georgia Tech. He was a prominent end for the Georgia Tech football team. He was selected All-Southern every year he played,[3] and picked for its All-Era Team. Albert played with his brother John.
In 1921, Staton was captain of the basketball team.[4]
Staton was elected into the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 1963.[5]
Al Staton was the first chief executive officer of the Alumni Association and editor of its magazine.[6] He could also sing, a baritone.[7]
Coca-Cola
World War II
During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps.[11]
