Charles "Chuck" Pandolph, Sr. (1924–1973) was an American

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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

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A native of Saranac Lake, New York

Saranac Lake, New York

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, 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

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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

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 during World War II

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 and was a police officer

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during his life.