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

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

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. Open access icon
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