Sandy Beaver

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.

Sandy Beaver
Born(1883-10-05)October 5, 1883
Augusta, Georgia, USA
DiedDecember 7, 1969(1969-12-07) (aged 86)
Gainesville, Georgia
OccupationEducator
College football career
Georgia Bulldogs
PositionGuard
ClassGraduate
Career history
CollegeGeorgia (1902)
Career highlights and awards

University of Georgia

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

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
  1. Garrett, Franklin Miller; Martin, Harold H. (2010-04-15). Atlanta and Environs, Vol. 3. ISBN 9780820331362.
  2. 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.
  3. http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/archives/5219/
  4. selected by W. R. Tichenor, posted in Fuzzy Woodruff's A History of Southern Football
  5. F. N. Boney (2000). A Pictorial History of the University of Georgia. p. 172. ISBN 9780820321981.
  6. William L. Norton (2001). Historic Gainesville & Halls County: An Illustrated History. p. 106. ISBN 9781893619135.
  7. Joe L. Morgan. "A look back: How Sandy Beaver built Riverside Academy". Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  8. "RMA Sports Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  9. "Beaver, Sandy". Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  10. "MANY CHANGES IN PREP TEAMS". The Atlanta Constitution. August 31, 1905. p. 2.
  11. "Stone Mountain Wins Prep Game". Atlanta Constitution. November 30, 1906. p. 10. Retrieved March 29, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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