George Alfred Chandler ’51

George suffered from Parkinson's for many years and died Mar. 6, 2001. He came to Princeton from Bay Village [Ohio] H.S. At Old Nassau he excelled in many areas: economics major, Cleveland Club, class governing council, senior class steering committee, and Cannon Club.

George became an immortal Tiger on the football field. He was a ferocious quarterback (blocking back) on coach Caldwell's single wing for four years and was captain senior year. The team was nationally ranked in 1950. George was co-awarded the Poe Trophy and is immortalized on a plaque in Princeton Stadium.

George earned a master's in business administration from Harvard and was a captain in the 82nd Airborne Division during the Korean War.

George had been a longtime friend of George Steinbrenner, chair of American Ship Building Co. Our George, after 20 years with Olin Corp., joined the other George as president and chief executive of American Ship Building in Tampa.

Our George and his wife, Sally, then moved to Wisconsin, where he became chair and president for four years of Aqua Chem Corp.

The Chandlers lived in Princeton for 10 years, and Sally still does. George is also survived by sons Jay and David, daughters Nancy and Betsy, and 11 grandchildren. The class deeply mourns the passing of a classmate who was truly sui generis.

The Class of 1951