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73 Dan Chandler

Name
Dan Chandler
Position
Guard
Class
Junior
Hometown (Last School)
Versailles, KY
Ht
5'11"
Wt
160
Seasons
1953-54, 1954-55
Birthday
October 17, 1933

From the 1956 University of Kentucky Basketball Media Guide:

Small and fast in the typical style of Kentucky guards of the past, Chandler will probably see limited relief duty this season. Dan can be depended on to put up a lot of scrap whenever he is in action. Due to heavy com-petition, Chandler failed to see much action last season but gave a good account of him-self during the brief period that he did play. The 5-11 scrapper could be the “darkhorse” among a highly-regarded group of reserves and could possibly lend considerable help to the Wildcats this season. Dan is the son of former Kentucky Governor and ex-Baseball Commissioner A. B. (Happy) Chandler.

Obituary – Chandler, Woodford Sun (May 29, 2004)

Joseph Daniel “Dan” Chandler, 70, of Camden Avenue, Versailles, died Tuesday , April 27, 2004, at his residence of congestive heart failure.

Born in Versailles, he was the son of the late Albert Benjamin “Happy” and Mildred Watkins Chandler. A well-known casino executive in Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe, he was graduate of the University of Kentucky and member of K.A. fraternity, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Del Mar Country Club, a member of the 1953 national championship basketball team under Coach Adolph Rupp, and served in the U.S. Army.

He is survived by a daughter, Erin Chandler Gilboy, Los Angeles, Calif.; a daughter, Happy McGinnis, Florida; a brother, Albert Benjamin Chandler Jr., Versailles; two sisters, Marcella Miller, Wilson, N.C., and Mimi C. Lewis, Versailles; a grandchild, Tanner McGinnis; a number of nieces and nephews; and former wife, Lynne Chandler Knipping, Southern Pines, N.C. A son, Joseph Daniel “Chan” Chandler Jr., is deceased.

Services were conducted Friday, April 30, 2004, at St. John’s Episcopal Church by the Rev. Alan Sutherland and the Rev. Philip Haug. Burial was in Pisgah Cemetery. Casket bearers were Richard P. Crane, George Davis Sr., George Davis Jr., Jim Gray, Joe Markham, Jeff Moffett, Leonard K. Nave, Mike Pegram, Rick Pitino, Brent Rice, Fred Siegelman, and Talbott Todd. Honorary bearers were Haywood Alves, Dan Ayala Sr., Voss Boreta, Kent Donathan, Bradley Bryant, Earl Bryant, Glen Frey, Curtis Green, Bryan Greenspan, Larry Ivy, Jim Masters, Joel Stevenson and Humzey Yessin. W.R. Milward Mortuary-Broadway was in charge of arrangements.

On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.

 

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