Albert Staton
| File:Alstaton.jpg 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. |
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Boys |
| College | Georgia Tech (1918–1922) |
| Awards and highlights | |
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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.
Early years
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]He worked for the Coca-Cola company in Colombia, founding the company Panamerican Beverages.[8][9] He joined the company in 1924.[10]
World War II
[edit | edit source]During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps.[11]
References
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- ^ "Georgia, World War I, Statement of Service Cards, 1920-1929," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPF7-MBJS: 9 September 2019), Albert Hamon Staton, 1 Oct 1918; citing Atlanta, DeKalb, Georgia, United States, Military Service, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Atlanta.
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- American football ends
- American football tackles
- All-Southern college football players
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball players
- 1899 births
- 1980 deaths
- Basketball players from Alabama
- Players of American football from Etowah County, Alabama
- American men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Medellín
- Midtown High School (Atlanta) alumni