Thurston Lafayette "Mark" Anthony (April 11, 1896 – February 27, 1958) was an American football coach and player.
A sports writer in The Atlanta Constitution wrote in September 1921: "[T]he scintillating star of the fracas was big Mark Anthony at guard.
He made practically half of the tackles and if there was a scrimmage in which he was not in, it escaped the vigilant and hawkeyed eyes of the press.
[2] In June 1928, he was hired as the head football and basketball coach at Atlantic Christian College—now known as Barton College–in Wilson, North Carolina.
[6] Anthony served in the United States Army during both World War I, enlisting in April 1918 and receiving his discharge in May 1919.
[11] Anthony died on February 27, 1958, in an automobile accident in Wilson County, North Carolina.