T. L. Anthony

Thurston Lafayette "Mark" Anthony (April 11, 1896 – February 27, 1958) was an American football coach and player. He played college football as a lineman for the Georgia Bulldogs and was named to the 1921 College Football All-Southern Team. After graduating from Georgia, he held football and basketball coaching positions with several schools, including Statesboro Agricultural School, Powder Springs A&M College, and Atlantic Christian College (later renamed Barton College).

Early years Anthony was born in 1896 and raised in High Shoals, Georgia. He received both bachelor's and master's degrees at Georgia. His Sale City basketball teams won two Georgia state championships. He remained in that post from 1928 to 1930. Atlantic Christian discontinued its intercollegiate football program at the end of the 1930 season.

Military service Anthony served in the United States Army during both World War I, enlisting in April 1918 and receiving his discharge in May 1919. During the war, he served in France with the 320th Field Artillery Regiment and achieved the rank of corporal.

Family and later years Anthony was married in 1930 to Eunice Pauline Aycock They had two sons, Claude (born 1936) and John (born 1938).

After his coaching tenure ended, Anthony returned to Georgia where he was employed for several years as a teacher. He remained a supporter of Atlantic Christian athletics and was chosen in 1958 as the president of the Century Club, a group supporting the school's athletic programs.

Anthony died on February 27, 1958, in an automobile accident in Wilson County, North Carolina. He was buried at Maplewood Cemetery in Wilson.

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