Don Bandy
{{Short description|American football player (born 1945)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox gridiron football person
|image=
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1945|7|1|mf=y}}
|birth_place=South Gate, California, U.S.
|death_date=
|College=Tulsa
|number=61
|Position=Guard
|DraftedYear=1967
|DraftedRound=6
|DraftedPick=135
|playing_years1=1967–1968
|playing_team1=Washington Redskins
|DatabaseFootball=BANDYDON01
|PFR=BandDo20
|NFL=BAN221488
}}
Donald Stewart Bandy (born July 1, 1945) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). He played professionally for the Washington Redskins.
Early life
Bandy was born in South Gate, California and played prep football at Lynwood High School in Lynwood, California.{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BANDYDON01 |title=Don Bandy |publisher=databaseFootball.com |accessdate=November 26, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102195042/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BANDYDON01 |archivedate=November 2, 2012 }} He played college football at Compton Community College and the University of Tulsa.{{cite web|url= http://www.profootballarchives.com/band00600.html|title= Don Bandy|publisher= The Pro Football Archives|accessdate= November 26, 2012|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150909054921/http://www.profootballarchives.com/band00600.html|archivedate= September 9, 2015}}
Professional career
Bandy was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft.{{cite web|url= https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BandDo20.htm| title= Don Bandy
|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com |accessdate= November 26, 2012}} He played in the 1967 NFL season and the 1968 NFL season.
Life after the NFL
After leaving the NFL, Bandy served as head coach for Yucca Valley High School in Yucca Valley, California.{{cite web|url=http://www.fanbase.com/Don-Bandy |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122185521/http://www.fanbase.com/Don-Bandy |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 22, 2013 |title=Don Bandy |publisher=Fan Base |accessdate=November 26, 2012 }} He is the offensive line coach for Taft College in Taft, California,{{cite web|url= http://www.taftcollege.edu/athletics/news/index.shtml|title= Cougar Sports Center Renamed in Honor of a Legend|publisher= Taft College|accessdate= November 26, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121123105010/http://www.taftcollege.edu/athletics/news/index.shtml|archive-date= November 23, 2012|url-status= dead}} and teaches history and geography at Taft.{{cite web|url=http://www.fanbase.com/Don-Bandy |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122185521/http://www.fanbase.com/Don-Bandy |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 22, 2013 |title=Don Bandy |publisher=Fan Base |accessdate=November 26, 2012 }}
References
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External links
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20121102195042/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BANDYDON01 databaseFootball.com]}}
- [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BandDo20.htm Pro-Football-Reference.Com]
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150909054921/http://www.profootballarchives.com/band00600.html The Pro Football Archives]}}
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Category:American football offensive guards
Category:Tulsa Golden Hurricane football players
Category:Washington Redskins players
Category:People from South Gate, California
Category:Players of American football from Los Angeles County, California
Category:People from Taft, California
Category:Players of American football from Kern County, California
Category:Taft Cougars football players