Taz Anderson Explained

Taz Anderson
Number:85, 87
Position:Tight end[1]
Birth Date:15 November 1938
Birth Place:Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Death Place:Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lbs:220
High School:Savannah (GA)
College:Georgia Tech
Draftyear:1960
Draftround:7
Draftpick:80
(by the Cleveland Browns)[2]
Afldraftyear:1960
Afldraftround:2
Afldraftpick:
(by the Dallas Texans)[3]
Pastteams:
Highlights:
  • Cardinals Rookie of the Year (1961)[4] [5]
  • Savannah (GA) Football athlete of century
  • Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
  • Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame
Pfr:AndeTa00

Tazwell Leigh Anderson Jr.[1] (November 15, 1938 – September 26, 2016) was an American football player who played for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team and professionally for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Falcons. While at Georgia Tech, he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity. In 2005, he was elected to the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.[4] [6]

After his professional sports career, Anderson became an Atlanta-area realtor,[7] and owns TazMedia and Taz Anderson Realty.[8] He helped create the Centennial Tower (a large olympic flame commemorating the 1996 Summer Olympics) next to The Varsity.[9]

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."[10] He organized and served as developer of the 1985 renovation of Alexander Memorial Coliseum.[10] He died on September 26, 2016, at the age of 77.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taz Anderson. Pro-Football-Reference.com. March 24, 2007.
  2. Web site: 1960 Cleveland Browns . databaseFootball.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20070409054131/http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=CLE&lg=nfl&yr=1960 . July 7, 2020. April 9, 2007 .
  3. Web site: American Football League Draft - 1960 . remembertheafl.com . July 7, 2020.
  4. Web site: Taz Anderson. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928081144/http://www.gshf.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=387&Itemid=50. dead. September 28, 2007. Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. March 26, 2007.
  5. Not to be confused with the NFL Rookie of the Year Award.
  6. News: Anderson, Gaston Represent Tech in Ga Sports Hall of Fame Class. theacc.com. September 26, 2005. March 24, 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235541/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092605aan.html. September 26, 2007.
  7. Web site: Real Estate Team: Taz Anderson, Jr. . Taz Anderson Realty Company . March 24, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070204024237/http://www.tazandersonrealty.com/realestateteam.html . February 4, 2007 .
  8. News: Mary Jane. Credeur. Success after the cheering fades away. Atlanta Business Chronicle. May 20, 2005. March 24, 2007.
  9. News: John . Dunn . Taz's Tower . Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine Online . Georgia Tech Alumni Association . Summer 1996 . March 24, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071025005740/http://www.gtalumni.org/Publications/magazine/sum96/inside.html . October 25, 2007 .
  10. News: Gene. Asher. Tech Support: Football great Taz Anderson now scores fund-raising dollars for his school instead of points.. November 2006. March 24, 2007.
  11. http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/college/tech-great-taz-anderson-dies-at-77/nsfkf/ Tech great Taz Anderson dies at 77

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