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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox college football player 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

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

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

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

During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps.[11]

References

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  1. Albert H. Staton
  2. "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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