Sandy Beaver
| Georgia Bulldogs | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 5, 1883 Augusta, Georgia, USA |
| Died: | December 7, 1969 (aged 86) Gainesville, Georgia |
| Career history | |
| College | University of Georgia (1902) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Sandy Beaver (October 5, 1883 – December 7, 1969) was a college football and baseball player, high school football coach, and educator. He was owner and director of Riverside Military Academy near Gainesville, Georgia.[1] In 1932 he served as member of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
University of Georgia
Beaver was a prominent guard for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia.
1902
He was selected All-Southern in 1902.[2] Sandy played next to All-Southern center Harold Ketron.
Riverside Military Academy
He was one time head of Riverside Military Academy.[3] He held the position at Riverside for over half a century, from 1913 to 1969.[4] 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".[5] He is a member of the school's sports Hall of Fame.[6]
During his coaching career Beaver coached Riverside, University School For Boys (Stone Mountain), and Donald Fraser.[7][8]
References
- ^ 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 2006-12-21.
- ^ selected by W. R. Tichenor, posted in Fuzzy Woodruff's A History of Southern Football
- ^ F. N. Boney. A Pictorial History of the University of Georgia. p. 172.
- ^ William L. Norton. Historic Gainesville & Halls County: An Illustrated History. p. 106.
- ^ Joe L. Morgan. "A look back: How Sandy Beaver built Riverside Academy". Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ "RMA Sports Hall of Fame". Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ^ "Beaver, Sandy". Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ "MANY CHANGES IN PREP TEAMS". The Atlanta Constitution. August 31, 1905. p. 2.