Edgar Dunlap "Sandy" Beaver (October 5, 1883 – December 7, 1969) was a

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and

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player, high school football coach, and educator. He was owner and director of

Riverside Military Academy Riverside Military Academy is a private, college preparatory, boarding and day school for boys in grades 6 through 12 in Gainesville, Georgia, United States. History Riverside Military Academy was founded in 1907 by local Professors and Busines ...

near

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. In 1932 he served as member of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.

University of Georgia

Beaver was a prominent

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for the

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of the

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. In

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he was selected All-Southern. Sandy played next to All-Southern center Harold Ketron.

Riverside Military Academy

Beaver served as Director of

. He held the position at Riverside for over half a century, from 1913 to 1969. At Riverside he was now known as 'Colonel' instead of Professor. Governor

Eugene Talmadge Eugene Talmadge (September 23, 1884 – December 21, 1946) was an attorney and American politician who served three terms as the 67th governor of Georgia, from 1933 to 1937, and then again from 1941 to 1943. Elected to a fourth term in November ...

appointed Beaver a brigadier general in the Georgia State Militia. He was thus often known as "General Sandy Beaver". He is a member of the school's sports

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. During his coaching career Beaver coached Riverside, University School For Boys (Stone Mountain), and Donald Fraser. At the University School his

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was

Kid Woodruff George Cecil "Kid" Woodruff Sr. (November 29, 1888 – November 16, 1968) was an American businessman and football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Georgia from 1923 to 1927. Early life and education ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beaver, Sandy 1883 births 1969 deaths 20th-century American educators American football guards Georgia Bulldogs baseball players Georgia Bulldogs football players High school football coaches in Georgia (U.S. state) All-Southern college football players Players of American football from Augusta, Georgia