Terry Tausch
Terry Wayne Tausch (February 5, 1959 – March 25, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL).
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| Position: | Guard | ||
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| Born: | February 5, 1959 New Braunfels, Texas | ||
| Died: | March 25, 2020 (aged 61) Plano, Texas | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Weight: | 275 lb (125 kg) | ||
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| High school: | New Braunfels (New Braunfels, Texas) | ||
| College: | Texas | ||
| NFL Draft: | 1982 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39 | ||
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Tausch was a senior tight end and nose guard on the 1976 New Braunfels team that won the school's first district title in 26 years. Besides being a football standout at New Braunfels, he played on the baseball team and was an outstanding shot putter on the track and field squad. He still holds the school record in the shot put.
Tausch attended the University of Texas at Austin where he was a redshirt freshman. He was inducted into the UT Athletics Hall of Honor in 2001
The Minnesota Vikings made Tausch a second-round draft choice in 1982 with the 39th overall draft pick. He played seven seasons for Minnesota in 68 games at right guard and one season for the San Francisco 49ers when they won Super Bowl XXIV.
Terry and his wife, Ela, had two sons, Nicholas and Eric. Nicholas and Eric played college football at Notre Dame and TCU, respectively.
On March 25, 2020, Tausch died at his home in Plano, Texas at the age of 61.[1]