Chuck Pandolph
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Charles "Chuck" Pandolph, Sr. (1924–1973) was an American
United States
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 bobsledder who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1961 FIBT World Championships
FIBT World Championships 1961
The FIBT World Championships 1961 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States for the second time after hosting the event previously in 1949.-Two man bobsleigh:Monti won his fifth straight championship in this event, a record that still stands...

 in Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid, New York
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A native of Saranac Lake, New York
Saranac Lake, New York
Saranac Lake is a village located in the state of New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,406. The village is named after Upper, Middle, and Lower Saranac Lakes, which are nearby....

, Pandolph also competed in two Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth in the four-man event at Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...

 in 1964
1964 Winter Olympics
The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964...

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After retiring from bobsleigh, Pandolph ran a bar in Saranac Lake called "Chuck's Bar". He was married with a son, Chuck, Jr. His grandson, Corey (born 1971), is best known for the online comic Barkeater Lake
Barkeater Lake
Barkeater Lake is an online comic strip by cartoonist Corey Pandolph, originally published by United Media as part of its "GoComics" webcomics from early 2004 through January 5, 2007...

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Pandolph died in 1973. He also served in the United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
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 during World War II
World War II
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 and was a police officer
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during his life.
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