Edward Albert Thilenius (December 4, 1924 – March 23, 1981) was an American

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announcer. He served as the play-by-play voice of the

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Bulldogs football team from 1955 through 1965 and was part of the inaugural Atlanta Falcons radio broadcast team along with Johnny Sauer on

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televised NFL coverage during the 1966 and 1967 seasons. He also served as the city editor for the '' Athens Banner-Herald'' and the sports director for

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for 12 years. In 1975, Thilenius became the head of public relations for the

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hockey team. In 1960, Thilenius co-authored a book about Bulldogs football coach

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entitled ''No Ifs, No Ands, A Lot of Butts: 21 Years of Georgia Football''. Thilenius died in 1981 at the age of 57.

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