Sandy Beaver
Sandy Beaver | |
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| Born | October 5, 1883 Augusta, Georgia, USA |
| Died | December 7, 1969 (aged 86) |
| Occupation | Educator |
| College football career | |
| Georgia Bulldogs | |
| Position | Guard |
| Class | Graduate |
| Career history | |
| College | Georgia (1902) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Edgar Dunlap "Sandy" Beaver (October 5, 1883 – December 7, 1969) was a college football and baseball player, high school football coach, and educator.[1] He was owner and director of Riverside Military Academy near Gainesville, Georgia.[2][3] In 1932 he served as member of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
University of Georgia
[edit]Beaver was a prominent guard for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia.
In 1902 he was selected All-Southern.[4] Sandy played next to All-Southern center Harold Ketron.
Riverside Military Academy
[edit]Beaver served as Director of Riverside Military Academy.[5] He held the position at Riverside for over half a century, from 1913 to 1969.[6] At Riverside he was now known as 'Colonel' instead of Professor. Governor Eugene Talmadge appointed Beaver a brigadier general in the Georgia State Militia. He was thus often known as "General Sandy Beaver".[7] He is a member of the school's sports Hall of Fame.[8]
During his coaching career Beaver coached Riverside, University School For Boys (Stone Mountain), and Donald Fraser.[9][10] At the University School his quarterback was Kid Woodruff.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Garrett, Franklin Miller; Martin, Harold H. (April 15, 2010). Atlanta and Environs, Vol. 3. ISBN 9780820331362.
- ^ Reed, Thomas Walter (c. 1949). "Athletics at the University from the Beginning Through 1947". History of the University of Georgia. dlg.galileo.usg.edu. p. 3467. Retrieved December 21, 2006.
- ^ http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/archives/5219/ [dead link]
- ^ selected by W. R. Tichenor, posted in Fuzzy Woodruff's A History of Southern Football
- ^ F. N. Boney (2000). A Pictorial History of the University of Georgia. p. 172. ISBN 9780820321981.
- ^ William L. Norton (2001). Historic Gainesville & Halls County: An Illustrated History. p. 106. ISBN 9781893619135.
- ^ Joe L. Morgan. "A look back: How Sandy Beaver built Riverside Academy". Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ "RMA Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ "Beaver, Sandy". Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ "MANY CHANGES IN PREP TEAMS". The Atlanta Constitution. August 31, 1905. p. 2.
- ^ "Stone Mountain Wins Prep Game". Atlanta Constitution. November 30, 1906. p. 10. Retrieved March 29, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
