Ed Thilenius

Ed Thilenius was an American sports announcer.

He served as the play-by-play voice of the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team from 1955 through 1965cite 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= p.75 ] 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.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] 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.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] 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] In 1975, Thilenius became the head of public relations for the Atlanta Flames NHL hockey team. [cite news|title=People in Sports; O'Brien Cries 'Foul' On Oldfield Shot-Put |page=71 |work=Sports |publisher=New York Times |date=May 14, 1975]

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".cite book |last=Thilenius |first=Ed |coauthors=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 |id=LCCN|60|0|15266 ] . He is survived by three sons: Edward, Robert, and Jackson. Edward has one daughter, Ariel Thilenius. Robert has one son, Garrett Thilenius.

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