Albert Staton

Albert Staton
	Staton c. 1920
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Position	End
Class	1922
Career history
College	Georgia Tech (1918–1922)
High school	Boys
Personal information
Born:	December 4, 1899; Attalla, Alabama
Died:	January 15, 1980 (aged 80); Medellin, Colombia
Weight	182 lb (83 kg)
Career highlights and awards
	SIAA championship (1918, 1920, 1921); SoCon championship (1922); All-Southern (1919, 1920, 1921, 1922); Tech Athletics Hall of Fame; Tech All-Era Team (John Heisman Era);

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] Staton was captain of the 1921 basketball team.[2] While playing for Georgia Tech football teams he was selected All-Southern every year he played,[3] and picked for its All-Era Team. Albert played with his brother John. Albert was elected into the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 1963.[4]

Al Staton was the first chief executive officer of the Alumni Association and editor of its magazine.[5]

References

http://www.gshf.org/pdf_files/inductees/football/albert_h_staton.pdf
"Staton Elected". The Atlanta Constitution. March 20, 1920. p. 14.
"Georgia Tech Has Four on All-Southern Team". Miami Herald. December 13, 1922.
"Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
"75 Years Ago". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. 84 (1): 69. 2007.

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