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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] He is survived by three sons: Edward, Robert, and Jackson. Edward has one daughter, Ariel Thilenius. Robert has one son, Garrett Thilenius.

References

1. ^{{cite book | last = Martin| first = Charles E. | title = I've Seen 'Em All: Half Century of Georgia Football | publisher = The McGregor Company | location = Athens, Georgia |year=1961 | page= 75 }}
2. ^{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Loran |title=Gameday |date=October 15, 2004 |accessdate=2007-03-31 |url=http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/101504/dog_20041016010.shtml |publisher=Athens Banner-Herald}}
3. ^{{cite news |last=Tryggestad |first=Erik |title=Athens has a spirited newspaper background |date=March 7, 1999 |accessdate=2007-03-31 |url=http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/030799/sli_0307990007.shtml |publisher=Athens Banner-Herald}}
4. ^{{cite web|last=Seagraves |first=Donnie |url=http://www.cityofwinterville.com/html/festival_history.html |title=The Story of the Marigold Festival |publisher=City of Winterville, Georgia |accessdate=2007-04-01 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929215818/http://www.cityofwinterville.com/html/festival_history.html |archivedate=2007-09-29 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
5. ^{{cite news|title=People in Sports; O'Brien Cries 'Foul' On Oldfield Shot-Put |page=71 |series=Sports |work=The New York Times |date=May 14, 1975}}
6. ^{{cite book |last=Thilenius |first=Ed |author2=Jim Koger| title=No Ifs, No Ands, a Lot of Butts: Twenty-one Years of Georgia Football |publisher=Foote & Davies Company |location=Atlanta, Georgia |year=1960 |lccn= 60015266 }}
7. ^{{cite news|title=Thilenius dies at 57|newspaper=Lawrence Journal-World|agency=AP|date=March 24, 1981|page=6}}
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