Early Years
Edgar Chandler was raised in Cedartown, Georgia, by his mother Nova Chandler, and his father, Edgar Chandler Sr. Chandler Jr. would attend school in Cedartown, Georgia and was a great student as well as athlete. He strived in three sports during his high school days at Cedartown High school. Chandler was starter for the varsity basketball Bulldogs. He also competed in track and field, becoming a Georgia state high school shot put champion with a toss of 53 feet and 1 ½ inches. But Chandler first gained acclaim as an All American offensive lineman his senior year of 1963. He helped his future Georgia Sports Hall of Fame coach, Doc Ayers, and the Cedartown Bulldogs to their first state football championship. That championship sent Doc Ayers to coach for Vince Dooley at the University of Georgia, and he brought his high school all American Edgar Chandler with him. Edgar Chandler’s college career as an offensive tackle was and still is recognized as one of the greatest in the South Eastern Conference history. Chandler was an offensive right tackle for the University Of Georgia from 1964-1967. Edgar Chandler would end up accepting an invitation to three different bowl games in his senior year. The Liberty Bowl, the North South Bowl, and the Hula Bowl. He would be first team SEC in 1966, along with Doc Ayers, who was Edgar’s prep coach in Cedartown, and Vince Dooley, who was also in the Hall of Fame. The Bulldogs finished the 1966 year 10-1 overall with an undefeated 5-0 record versus the SEC. Chandler would help lead the Bulldogs to the 1967 Cotton Bowl Championship.
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