Charles "Chuck" Pandolph, Sr. (1924–1973) was an American

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der who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1961 FIBT World Championships in

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. A native of Saranac Lake, New York, Pandolph also competed in two Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth in the four-man event at

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. After retiring from bobsled, Pandolph ran a bar in Saranac Lake called "Chuck's Bar". He was married with a son, Chuck, Jr. His grandson, Corey (born 1971), is best known for the online comic ''

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''. Pandolph died in 1973. He also served in the

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during

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and was a

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during his life.

References

''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'' article featuring Pandolph's son Chuck, Jr. and his grandson, Corey
– Accessed August 27, 2007.
Barkeater Lake official website
* ttp://www.bunksplace.com/chuckpandolph.jpg Pandolph (left) in action at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslobr>Pandolph (rear) in action at the 1961 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid
*Wallenchinsky, David (1984). "Bobsled". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896–1980''. New York: Penguin Books. pp. 559, 561. 1924 births 1973 deaths American male bobsledders United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II American police officers Bobsledders at the 1952 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1964 Winter Olympics People from Saranac Lake, New York United States Marines Olympic bobsledders for the United States 20th-century American people {{US-bobsleigh-bio-stub