Wes Chandler
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
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Born: | New Smyrna Beach, Florida, U.S. | August 22, 1956||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | New Smyrna Beach | ||||||||||
College: | Florida (1974–1977) | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1978 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | ||||||||||
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Wesley Sandy Chandler (born August 22, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons during the 1970s and 1980s. He was selected to the Pro Bowl four times, and ranked twelfth in NFL history in receiving yards and thirteenth in receptions when he retired. Chandler is a member of the Chargers Hall of Fame. He played college football for the Florida Gators and was also inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015.
Playing as a receiver in a run-oriented
Early life
Chandler was born in
College career
Chandler accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a wide receiver under coach Doug Dickey on the Gators football team from 1974 to 1977.[7] While he was a Florida undergraduate, Chandler became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity (Theta Sigma Chapter). As a Gator, he caught ninety-two passes for 1,963 yards and a school record twenty-two touchdowns in a run-oriented offense, adding six more scores on rushes and kick returns to set the school record for total touchdowns with twenty-eight. He led the Gators in receiving yards for three straight seasons (1975, 1976 and 1977), and despite many seasons of pass-oriented offenses since his time in Gainesville, he still holds Florida's career records in average yards per catch (21.3) and touchdown to reception ratio (one touchdown per 4.18 catches).[7]
Chandler was a first-team All-
Professional career
The
The following season was Chandler's best, when he led the NFL with 1,032 receiving yards and nine receiving touchdowns in the strike-shortened
During his 11-year NFL career, Chandler caught 559 passes for 8,966 yards and 56 touchdowns, rushed for 84 yards, returned 48 kickoffs for 1,048 yards, and gained 428 yards on 77 punt returns.[22] Overall, he amassed 10,526 all-purpose yards.[22] At the time of his retirement, Chandler ranked twelfth in NFL history in receiving yards and thirteenth in receptions.[23] He also earned four Pro Bowl selections, including three with the San Diego Chargers.[22] In 2001, Chandler was inducted into the Chargers Hall of Fame.
NFL career statistics
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
1978 | NO | 16 | 5 | 35 | 472 | 13.5 | 58 | 2 |
1979 | NO | 16 | 16 | 65 | 1,069 | 16.4 | 85 | 6 |
1980 | NO | 16 | 16 | 65 | 975 | 15.0 | 50 | 6 |
1981 | NO | 4 | 4 | 17 | 285 | 16.8 | 39 | 1 |
SD | 12 | 11 | 52 | 857 | 16.5 | 51 | 5 | |
1982 | SD | 8 | 8 | 49 | 1,032 | 21.1 | 66 | 9 |
1983 | SD | 16 | 14 | 58 | 845 | 14.6 | 44 | 5 |
1984 | SD | 15 | 15 | 52 | 708 | 13.6 | 63 | 6 |
1985 | SD | 15 | 13 | 67 | 1,199 | 17.9 | 75 | 10 |
1986 | SD | 16 | 14 | 56 | 874 | 15.6 | 40 | 4 |
1987 | SD | 12 | 11 | 39 | 617 | 15.8 | 27 | 2 |
1988 | SF | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 9 | 0 |
Career | 150 | 131 | 559 | 8,966 | 16.0 | 85 | 56 |
Post-playing career
Chandler eventually went to
Chandler has established a scholarship fund for minority students through the Wes Chandler Celebrity Golf Classic.
Chandler also has two nephews in athletics.
In 2015, he was one of the founders of the proposed league, Major League Football, and served as its first president. He resigned in July 2017 when the league was reorganizing after failing to launch.[26]
See also
- 1976 College Football All-America Team
- 1977 College Football All-America Team
- List of Alpha Phi Alpha brothers
- List of Florida Gators football All-Americans
- List of Florida Gators in the NFL Draft
- List of National Football League season receiving yards leaders
- List of New Orleans Saints first-round draft picks
- List of New Orleans Saints players
References
- ^ databaseFootball.com, Players, Wes Chandler Archived February 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
- ^ a b c "FHSAA unveils '100 Greatest Players of First 100 Years' as part of centennial football celebration Archived March 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine," Florida High School Athletic Association (December 4, 2007). Retrieved May 26, 2011.
- ^ Ken Willis. "New Smyrna Beach rallies around its Barracudas as they go for 9-0".
- ^ "'Cudas Go After 5th Straight". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. October 12, 1973.
- ^ "Leading the Way". December 4, 1998.
- ^ "Chandler May Make Gator Fans Forget McGriff". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. September 15, 1975.
- ^ a b c 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived April 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 86, 89, 91, 96, 100, 103, 124, 127, 139, 143–145, 147–148, 150, 180 (2011). Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ^ "1977 Heisman Trophy Voting". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ See, e.g., Pat Dooley, "Dooley: Percy might be the best Gator ever Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine," Gainesville Sun (November 22, 2008). Retrieved June 2, 2010.
- ^ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
- ^ Jack Hairston, "Chandler, Ellenson worthy additions to UF Hall of Fame," The Gainesville Sun, pp. 1C & 2C (April 14, 1989). Retrieved July 24, 2011.
- ^ Robbie Andreu & Pat Dooley, "No. 6 Wes Chandler," The Gainesville Sun (August 28, 2006). Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ^ "NFF Proudly Announces Star-Studded 2015 College Football Hall of Fame Class". National Football Foundation. January 9, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ Pro Football Hall of Fame, Draft History, 1978 National Football League Draft Archived June 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
- ^ National Football League, Historical Players, Wes Chandler. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
- ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE; Only for the Best - The New York Times". The New York Times. September 18, 2023. Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
- ^ .
- ^ Cobbs, Chris (August 15, 1986). "Don't Mess With Wes : Chandler Uses Fear to His Own Advantage Against Pain, Pressure". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011.
- ^ "NFL Receiving Yards per Game Single-Season Leaders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ Crumpacker, John (August 11, 2012). "Wes Chandler finds home on Cal staff". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on February 20, 2014.
- ^ "Names in the News". Los Angeles Times. October 1, 1988. Archived from the original on March 1, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Wes Chandler Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ Kuperberg, Jonathan (January 18, 2012). "Cal names Wes Chandler new wide receivers coach". The Daily Californian. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012.
- ^ Miller, Ted (January 19, 2012). "Cal hires former All-Pro Wes Chandler". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2012.
- ^ Pengelly, Martin (February 13, 2015). "USA sevens rugby star Perry Baker earns Eagles wings in new arena". The Guardian. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ "Major League Football, Inc. (OTCMKTS:MLFB) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers". Market Exclusive. July 28, 2017.
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- Golenbock, Peter, Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory, Legends Publishing, LLC, St. Petersburg, Florida (2002). ISBN 0-9650782-1-3.
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