Terry Tausch
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New Braunfels, Texas, U.S.
Plano, Texas, U.S.
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| Position | Guard | ||||||
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| Born | February 5, 1959 New Braunfels, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | March 25, 2020 (aged 61) Plano, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 275 lb (125 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | New Braunfels (New Braunfels, Texas) | ||||||
| College | Texas | ||||||
| NFL draft | 1982: 2nd round, 39th overall pick | ||||||
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Terry Wayne Tausch (February 5, 1959 – March 25, 2020) was an American professional football player who played guard in the National Football League (NFL) for 8 seasons where he played on the San Francisco 49ers when they won Super Bowl XXIV. He played most of his career with the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football at The University of Texas where he was a two-time All-American, a consensus All-American and played for the national championship.
Tausch was recruited by the University of Texas at Austin out of New Braunfels High School where he played tight end on the football team. At Texas he was a Football News All-American in 1979 and a consensus All-American in 1981 as an offensive tackle. The Longhorns won both the Sun Bowl and Cotton Bowl while he was there and one week in 1981 they were ranked #1. After upsetting Alabama in the Cotton Bowl, they finished the season ranked #2.[1] Before the NFL draft, he played in the 1982 Hula Bowl. After retiring, he was selected in 2001 for the Texas Athletics Hall of honor.