Edward Albert Thilenius (December 4, 1924 – March 23, 1981) was an American sports announcer.
He served as the play-by-play voice of the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team from 1955 through 1965[1] and was part of the inaugural Atlanta Falcons radio broadcast team along with Johnny Sauer on CBS Sports televised NFL coverage during the 1966 and 1967 seasons.[2] He also served as the city editor for the Athens Banner-Herald and the sports director for WAGA (TV) in Atlanta, Georgia for 12 years.[3][4] In 1975, Thilenius became the head of public relations for the Atlanta Flames NHL hockey team.[5]
In 1960, Thilenius co-authored a book about Bulldogs football coach Wally Butts entitled No Ifs, No Ands, A Lot of Butts: 21 Years of Georgia Football.[6]
Thilenius died in 1981 at the age of 57.[7]
References[]
- ↑ Martin, Charles E. (1961). I've Seen 'Em All: Half Century of Georgia Football. Athens, Georgia: The McGregor Company, 75.
- ↑ Smith, Loran. "Gameday", Athens Banner-Herald, October 15, 2004. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ↑ Tryggestad, Erik. "Athens has a spirited newspaper background", Athens Banner-Herald, March 7, 1999. Retrieved on 2007-03-31.
- ↑ Seagraves, Donnie. The Story of the Marigold Festival. City of Winterville, Georgia. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved on 2007-04-01.
- ↑ "People in Sports; O'Brien Cries 'Foul' On Oldfield Shot-Put", The New York Times, May 14, 1975, p. 71.
- ↑ Thilenius, Ed (1960). No Ifs, No Ands, a Lot of Butts: Twenty-one Years of Georgia Football. Atlanta, Georgia: Foote & Davies Company.
- ↑ "Thilenius dies at 57", March 24, 1981, p. 6.
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