Taz Anderson

Not to be confused with Tai Anderson or Tay Anderson.

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 Chi Phi fraternity. In 2005, he was elected to the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.^[2][4]

Taz Anderson

No. 85, 87
Position	Tight end[1]
Personal information
Born	(1938-11-15)November 15, 1938 Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Died	September 26, 2016(2016-09-26) (aged 77) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Savannah (GA)
College	Georgia Tech
NFL draft	1960: 7th round, 80th overall pick
AFL draft	1960: 2nd round
Career history
St. Louis Cardinals (1961–1964) Atlanta Falcons (1966–1967)
Awards and highlights
Cardinals Rookie of the Year (1961)[2][3] Savannah (GA) Football athlete of century Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame
Career NFL statistics
Receptions 87 Receiving yards 1,335 Receiving touchdowns 9 Stats at Pro Football Reference

After his professional sports career, Anderson became an Atlanta-area realtor,^[5] and owned TazMedia and Taz Anderson Realty.^[6] He helped create the Centennial Tower (a large olympic flame commemorating the 1996 Summer Olympics) next to The Varsity.^[7]

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."^[8] He organized and served as developer of the 1985 renovation of Alexander Memorial Coliseum.^[8] He died on September 26, 2016, at the age of 77.^[9]