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.
 Staton c. 1920 | |
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | |
|---|---|
| Position | End |
| Class | 1922 |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 4, 1899 Attalla, Alabama |
| Died: | January 15, 1980 (aged 80) Medellin, Colombia |
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Georgia Tech (1918–1922) |
| High school | Boys |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early years edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corps.[11]
References edit
- ^ Albert H. Staton
- ^ "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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"Georgia Tech Has Four on All-Southern Team". Miami Herald. December 13, 1922.
- ^ "Staton Elected". The Atlanta Constitution. March 20, 1920. p. 14.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Southern Telephone News. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company, Incorporated. 1921.
- ^ Counter-Cola: A Multinational History of the Global Corporation. Univ of California Press. 28 May 2019. ISBN 9780520970946.
- ^ Parkinson, Charles (March 8, 2012). "New Colombian entrant on Forbes rich list".
- ^ Ciafone, Amanda (2018). "Selling Local Modernization through the Global Corporation: Coca-Cola Bottling in Colombia, 1927-1944". Historia y Sociedad (34): 41–75. doi:10.15446/HYS.N34.65507. S2CID 158980469.
- ^ Staton, Inge; Villa, Ofelia Luz de (2015). The Unknown Legacy of Albert H. Staton. White Poppy Press. ISBN 9780990570905.
