Career
He was owner and director of near Gainesville, Georgia. Beaver was a prominent guard for the Georgia Bulldogs of the 1902
He was selected All-Southern in 1902 Georgia Bulldogs football team}|1902. Sandy played next to All-Southern center Harold Ketron.
He was one time head of He held the position at Riverside for over half a century, from 1913 to 1969.
At Riverside he was now known as "Colonel" instead of Professor. Governor Eugene Talmadge appointed Beaver a brigadier general in the Georgia State Militia.
He was thus often known as "General Sandy Beaver". During his coaching career Beaver coached Riverside, University School Foreign Boys (Stone Mountain), and Donald Fraser.
At the University School his quarterback was Kid Woodruff.
