Taz Anderson Obituary
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One of Georgia Tech's all-time great football stars who later became a most successful entrepreneur and faithful alumnus, Taz Anderson died Monday. He was 77.
Anderson was a member of the Tech and Georgia sports halls
of fame. At Tech, he played fullback and end and lettered three times. He was
named All-SEC in 1959. He later played in 62 NFL games and was a member of the
inaugural Atlanta Falcons team in 1966.
He played for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team and professionally for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Falcons.
After his professional sports career, Anderson became an Atlanta-area realtor, and owned TazMedia and Taz Anderson Realty. He helped create the Centennial Tower (a large Olympic flame commemorating the 1996 Summer Olympics) next to The Varsity.
Anderson was also deeply involved with the Georgia Tech Athletic Association; for ten years, he was a trustee, and "has been [a] member of or chair of every major project for the Tech Athletic Association for the past 30 years." He organized and served as developer of the 1985 renovation of Alexander Memorial Coliseum. He died on September 26, 2016, at the age of 77.
Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, September 29 at
the Mount Paran Church, 2055 Mt. Paran Rd NW, Atlanta. In lieu of flowers
donations may be made to the Alexander-Tharpe Fund at the Georgia Tech Athletic
Association, 150 Bobby Dodd Way, NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332. Arrangements by
H.M. Patterson & Son-Arlington Chapel, 404-851-9900.
Career information
High school Savannah
(GA)
College Georgia
Tech
NFL draft 1960:
7th round, 80th overall pick
AFL draft 1960:
2nd round
Career history
St. Louis Cardinals (1961–1964)
Atlanta Falcons (1966–1967)
Awards and highlights
Cardinals Rookie of the Year (1961)[2][3]
Savannah (GA) Football athlete of century
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame
Career NFL statistics
Receptions 87
Receiving yards 1,335
Receiving touchdowns 9
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