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Megatron retires at 30 — because he’s smart

Atlanta Journal-Constitution | March 9, 2016

Related Topics: Piedmont Hospital, Mark Bradley, Bobby Dodd, Taz Anderson, Detroit Lions, Touchdown, Wide receiver, American football, Calvin Johnson, Retirement

Football

By Mark Bradley - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson celebrates a 23-yard touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys during second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

On the day after Calvin Johnson, among the greatest players in Georgia Tech annals and until recently the NFL’s best receiver, retired at 30, Taz Anderson was in Piedmont Hospital, recovering from hip-replacement surgery. Anderson was a Tech co-captain under Bobby Dodd and played seven years in the NFL, the final two with the expansion Falcons.

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