A quiet writer and keen coach, Rick Chandler made his mark
After the basketball team he coached was whistled for an unprecedented technical foul – a “provocative crossover” dribble – Rick Chandler blended two major parts of his professional life. He wrote a column about it.
Chandler was a well-known sportswriter and a highly successful coach. But he also was somewhat of an enigma. Parts of his life were a mystery to friends and peers other than that he was undeniably unassuming and altruistic. He was involved in many things that people didn’t know about for the simple reason that he rarely talked about himself.
“He hated self-importance or self-infatuation. Or the Dodgers,” said Chandler’s sister, Kathleen Felion, at a memorial service on Aug. 31, in Redwood City. “The world doesn’t know what it’s lost.”
Richard Stanley Chandler, 64, died Aug. 11, 2019. Due to high blood pressure, he had suffered a stroke and was unable to speak during monthlong hospital stay. After a second stroke, it was clear he would not recover, and he was taken home. He passed with his mother, Carolyn Hartman, and dog, Jersey, at his bedside.
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