Ed Thilenius was an American

United States

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 sports announcer.

He served as the play-by-play voice of the University of Georgia

University of Georgia

The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...

 Bulldogs football

Georgia Bulldogs football

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 team from 1955 through 1965 and was part of the inaugural Atlanta Falcons

Atlanta Falcons

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 radio broadcast team along with Johnny Sauer on CBS Sports

CBS Sports

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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 WAGA (TV)

WAGA (TV)

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 in Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

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

Atlanta Flames

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 NHL hockey team.

In 1960, Thilenius co-authored a book about Bulldogs football coach Wally Butts

Wally Butts

James Wallace "Wally" Butts, Jr. was an American football player and coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head coach at the University of Georgia from 1939 to 1960, compiling a record of 140–86–9...

entitled No Ifs, No Ands, A Lot of Butts: 21 Years of Georgia Football. He is survived by three sons: Edward, Robert, and Jackson. Edward has one daughter, Ariel Thilenius. Robert has one son, Garrett Thilenius.