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).

Terry Tausch
No. 66
Position:Guard
Personal information
Born:(1959-02-05)February 5, 1959
New Braunfels, Texas, U.S.
Died:March 25, 2020(2020-03-25) (aged 61)
Plano, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school:New Braunfels
(New Braunfels, Texas)
College:Texas
NFL Draft:1982 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Tausch played tight end on the New Braunfels High School football team. He was recruited by the University of Texas at Austin, where he played as an offensive tackle where he was a Football News All-American in 1979 and a consensus All-American in 1981, when the Longhorns were undefeated in the regular season and spent much of it ranked #1.[1] Before the NFL draft, he played in the 1982 Hula Bowl. After retiring, he selected in 2001 for the Texas Athletics Hall of honor.

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 tackle and right guard. He was a regular starter, but missed much of the 1987 season with a knee injury.[2] He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as a Plan B Free Agent in 1989.[3] He played one season for the 49ers as a guard. He split time with starter Bruce Collie that season. Even though they "struggled" that season, they played well enough in the Super Bowl XXIV that sports illustrated singled them out.[4][5] At the end of the season he was made a Plan B free agent, but was left unsigned.

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.[6]

References
  1. ""IT WAS SUDDEN," BROTHER GARY TAUSCH SAID". Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. "NFL Injuries". UPI. 6 November 1987. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  3. "Tuesday's Sports Transactions". UPI. 28 February 1989. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  4. "Super Bowl Analysis". 22 January 1990. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  5. "THE CALM AND THE STORM". Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  6. "Football great Terry Tausch passes away". University of Texas Athletics. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.


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