15 Facts About Don Chandler

Donald Gene "Babe" Chandler was an American professional football player who was a punter and placekicker for 12 seasons in the National Football League in the 1950s and 1960s.

Don Chandler attended Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and he played for the Will Rogers Ropers high school football team.

Memorably, Don Chandler kicked a 76-yard punt against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in 1955, which remains tied for the second longest punt in Gators history.

Don Chandler played in the first two overtime games ever in the NFL, in 1958 with the Giants against the Baltimore Colts and again in 1965 when he kicked the winning field goal for the Packers against the same Colts in a Western Conference playoff game at Green Bay.

Don Chandler was named the punter on the NFL 1960s All-Decade Team.

Don Chandler went to the Pro Bowl after the 1967 season.

Don Chandler led the NFL in average yards per punt with 44.6 yards in 1957 and led the league with a field goal percentage of 67.9 percent on 19 of 28 attempts in 1962.

Don Chandler set a record for most field goals scored in a Super Bowl with four in the 1968 edition of the Super Bowl against the Oakland Raiders, clinching the championship for the Packers; Ray Wersching tied him fourteen years later.

Don Chandler helped Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers teams win Super Bowls I and II.

Don Chandler was named to the All Pro team in 1967.

Don Chandler rushed for 146 yards on 13 carries, and completed a perfect three passes on three attempts for a total of 67 yards.

Don Chandler was inducted into the Packer Hall of Fame in 1975, along with tight end Ron Kramer, defensive end Willie Davis, guards Jerry Kramer and Fuzzy Thurston and Vince Lombardi.

Don Chandler was selected as the premier punter for the decade in the 1960s.

Don Chandler is a member of the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame and the New York Giants Wall of Fame.

Don Chandler died at his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 11,2011; he was 76 years old.