Bob Chandler
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||
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| Date of birth: | April 24, 1949 | ||
| Place of birth: | Long Beach, California | ||
| Date of death: | January 27, 1995 (aged 45) | ||
| Place of death: | Los Angeles, California | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Whittier (CA) | ||
| College: | USC | ||
| NFL Draft: | 1971 / Round: 7 / Pick: 160 | ||
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Robert Donald "Bob" Chandler (April 24, 1949 – January 27, 1995) was an American football player, a wide receiver in the National Football League for twelve seasons.
Born in Long Beach, California, Chandler was raised in Whittier and graduated from Whittier High School in 1967. He was considered one of the best all-around high school athletes to play in southern California. He was All-CIF in football and basketball and was one of the country's top high school decathletes, high-jumping 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), pole-vaulted more than 13 feet (4.0 m), and put the 12-pound (5.4 kg) shot 57 feet (17 m).
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. He played in two Rose Bowl games; as a junior he was named Most Valuable Player of the 1970 Rose Bowl. In the third quarter, Chandler caught a 33-yard touchdown pass from Trojan quarterback Jimmy Jones and broke several Michigan tackles to score and gave USC its margin of victory, 10–3.
A seventh round pick in the 1971 NFL Draft, Chandler played nine seasons with the Buffalo Bills (1971–1979) and three with the Oakland Raiders (1980–1982). He led the NFL in receptions from 1975–1977 with 176, and was named Second-Team All-Pro in 1975 and 1977. He also caught four passes for 77 yards in the Raiders' 27–10 Super Bowl XV victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in January 1981.
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