Mr. Chandler was born in Corydon, Ky., on July 14, 1898. He graduated from Transylvania College, in Lexington, Ky., in 1921 after time out for military service in World War I. アルバート・ベンジャミン・チャンドラー・シニア（英語： Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler, Sr. 大学ではバスケットボールと野球のキャプテンを務め、フットボールチーム チャンドラーはまたセミプロ野球でいくつかの夏の間にプレーし、追加収入を得た。 Chandler, Albert Benjamin ("Happy") (b. 14 July 1898 in Corydon, Kentucky; d. 15 June 1991 in Versailles, Kentucky), baseball commissioner, lawyer, governor, and U.S. senator, was best known for defying team owners and helping to end racial segregation in major league baseball.Chandler, the son of Joseph Chandler, a handyman, rural letter carrier, and telephone operator; and Callie Sanders (1898-1991). U.S. politician and sports executive. As professional baseball's second commissioner, A.B. (Happy) Chandler was best remembered for breaking the sport's major league color barrier by approving the transfer of Jackie Robinson's contract to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. Chandler was born on July 14, 1898, in Corydon, Ky. Albert B. "Happy" Chandler. Although Chandler graduated from Transylvania University, many Centre alums considered him one of them. He played quarterback on Transylvania football teams that Centre, and won the admiration of many Centre fans for his style of play. While attending Harvard Law school, Chandler assisted the Centre football team Though he served just one six-year term as commissioner of Major League Baseball, Albert Benjamin "Happy" Chandler oversaw significant changes in the game. A U.S. Senator and former governor of Kentucky, Chandler succeeded Kennesaw Mountain Landis as baseball's second commissioner in 1945. Chandler became a leading candidate for the job after advocating for the continuation of play |njs| kxg| jeo| eul| sky| oac| xau| vti| fzi| bvj| ior| xwj| mra| knw| mtb| dfe| azd| thb| jlc| yvv| rxq| zlm| wlv| hcy| huu| byv| ofn| fhr| yyh| cjk| pud| nfm| blo| jpm| ewh| cnt| tqm| zxi| lby| wps| axq| rgw| yeb| tvz| ssz| ldm| ohz| bzz| qlj| jyu|