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Russ Chandler
Russ Chandler is an American author and entrepreneur. He worked his way through college (Georgia Tech 1967) and graduate school (Wharton 1970). He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Corps and as an instructor of management at the University of New Orleans.

In 1988, Russ started volunteering to create the athletic village for the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. He did this with a staff of 12,000 accommodating 15,000 athletes and officials.

He wrote atleast two books:1. The Last Olympics and 2. Avenged. Avenged was published by River Oak Publishing.

The Georgia Tech stadium was renamed as the Russ Chandler Stadium in his honour. In addition, he has endowed two University Chairs and made other donations to good causes.

Source: Author information page from the book: Avenged.

Tmsprt (talk) 04:49, 29 August 2023 (UTC)