Everything about Carl Sanders totally explained
Carl Edward Sanders, Sr. (born
May 15,
1925) is an
American politician who served as the
governor of the
U.S. state of
Georgia from 1963 to 1967.
Sanders was born in
Augusta, Georgia and attended the
University of Georgia on a
football scholarship. Sanders, a backup, left-handed quarterback, received little playing time, causing coach Wally Butts to recount years later, "Carl, if I'd known you were going to be governor, I'd have played you more." He was a member of the
Chi Phi Fraternity, as well as the
Phi Kappa Literary Society. He left to fight in
World War II, enlisting in the
U.S. Army Air Force in
1943 and became a
B-17 Flying Fortress bomber pilot. After the war, he returned to complete his bachelor's and law degrees.
In 1954, Sanders won a seat in the
Georgia House of Representatives. He won a seat in the
Georgia Senate in 1956. He served two years as president
pro tempore of the Senate.
Sanders defeated former governor
Marvin Griffin in the 1962 primary. Sanders was the first Georgia governor from an urban area since the 1920s and he was the first modern Georgia governor nominated in the
Democratic Party primary by the popular vote, following the end of the
County Unit System.
As Governor, Sanders worked to improve education and the environment. Sanders also led the transition toward
racial desegregation, cooperating with
John F. Kennedy and
Lyndon B. Johnson on complying with civil rights laws.
Under the
term limit law then in effect, Sanders was ineligible to run for re-election. He left office at the peak of his popularity, and turned down several jobs from President Johnson. He returned to run an unsuccessful campaign for Governor in 1970 against future
President Jimmy Carter in the
Democratic primary. After that loss, he left electoral politics to concentrate on the practice of law. As of 2007, he's Chairman Emeritus at the law firm of
Troutman Sanders LLP.
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