![]() Staton c. 1920 | |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | |
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Position | End |
Class | 1922 |
Personal information | |
Born: | Attalla, Alabama | December 4, 1899
Died: | January 15, 1980 Medellin, Colombia | (aged 80)
Weight | 182 lb (83 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Georgia Tech (1918–1922) |
High school | Boys |
Career highlights and awards | |
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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.
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.
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]
He worked for the Coca-Cola company in Colombia, founding the company Panamerican Beverages. [8] [9] He joined the company in 1924. [10]
During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps. [11]
![]() Staton c. 1920 | |
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | |
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Position | End |
Class | 1922 |
Personal information | |
Born: | Attalla, Alabama | December 4, 1899
Died: | January 15, 1980 Medellin, Colombia | (aged 80)
Weight | 182 lb (83 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Georgia Tech (1918–1922) |
High school | Boys |
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, [1] and a Coca-Cola executive in Colombia.
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.
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]
He worked for the Coca-Cola company in Colombia, founding the company Panamerican Beverages. [8] [9] He joined the company in 1924. [10]
During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps. [11]