1. Robert Donald Chandler was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League for twelve seasons.
19 Facts About Bob Chandler
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Bob Chandler was considered one of the best all-around high school athletes to play in southern California.
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Bob Chandler played college football at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles; he was a captain and the team's leading receiver during his senior year in 1970.
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Bob Chandler played in two Rose Bowl games; as a junior he was named Most Valuable Player of the 1970 Rose Bowl.
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Bob Chandler led the NFL in receptions from with 176, and was named Second-team All-Pro in 1975 and 1977.
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Bob Chandler was rushed to a Denver hospital where doctors saved his life.
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Bob Chandler made a miraculous recovery and returned to the field later in the season, appearing in a total of eleven regular season games.
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Saban began to use Bob Chandler more in the offense, as Bob Chandler was a starter in all 14 games that season.
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Bob Chandler's role was greatly reduced under coach Chuck Knox in 1979.
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In 1980, Bob Chandler was traded to the Raiders for LB Phil Villapiano and was part of a Raiders team that won Super Bowl XV.
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Bob Chandler retired in July 1983; for his career, he had 370 receptions for 5,243 yards and 48 touchdowns, along with 11 carries for 18 yards.
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Bob Chandler served as a color analyst for NFL games on NBC in 1983, hosted 2 On The Town for KCBS-TV in Los Angeles from 1984 to 1987, was a sports reporter for KABC-TV in the late 1980s and hosted Amazing Games for ESPN in 1989.
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Bob Chandler served as a "Technical Advisor" for the humor book The Unofficial NFL Players Handbook.
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Bob Chandler married his college sweetheart, Marilyn, and had three children: Marisa, Justin, and Emma.
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Bob Chandler earned a law degree from Western State University College of Law.
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Bob Chandler continued to work on Raider broadcasts while undergoing chemotherapy treatment at the USC Norris Cancer Center, but died there on Friday, January 27,1995, at the age of 45, after a four-month battle with cancer.
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Bob Chandler was buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier.
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In 1996, USC established the annual Bob Chandler Award, given to an underclassman based on his athletic ability, academic scholarship as well as character on and off the field.
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Bob Chandler was inducted into the USC Hall of Fame in November 1999.