<P> Chandler accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he was a wide receiver under coach Doug Dickey on the Gators football team from 1974 to 1977 . While he was a Florida undergraduate, Chandler became a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity (Theta Sigma Chapter). As a Gator, he caught ninety - two passes for 1,963 yards and a school record twenty - two touchdowns in a run - oriented offense, adding six more scores on rushes and kick returns to set the school record for total touchdowns with twenty - eight . He led the Gators in receiving yards for three straight seasons (1975, 1976 and 1977), and despite many seasons of pass - oriented offenses since his time in Gainesville, he still holds Florida's career records in average yards per catch (21.3) and touchdown to reception ratio (one touchdown per 4.18 catches). </P> <P> Chandler was a first - team All - Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection and a first - team All - American in 1976 and 1977, a first - team Academic All - American in 1977, and the recipient of the Gators' Fergie Ferguson Award as a senior team captain in 1977 . He also finished tenth in the balloting for the Heisman Trophy in 1977 . He is widely considered to be one of the best all - around football players to ever play for the University of Florida, and has been named to several all - time Gators and all - SEC teams, and was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1989 . In 2006, The Gainesville Sun recognized Chandler as No. 6 among the top 100 Florida Gators players of the first 100 years of the team, and in 2015, Chandler was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame . </P> <P> The New Orleans Saints selected Chandler in the first round (third pick overall) in the 1978 NFL Draft, and he played for the Saints for four seasons from 1978 to 1981 . Chandler was selected to the Pro Bowl after his second season in the league after finishing with 1,069 yards and six touchdown receptions . He was traded to the San Diego Chargers in 1981 to replace star receiver John Jefferson, who was traded to the Green Bay Packers after a bitter contract hold - out . In the opening round of the playoffs that year in a game known as The Epic In Miami, he caught six passes for 106 yards and returned a punt 56 yards for a touchdown in the Chargers 41--38 victory . </P> <P> The following season was Chandler's best, when he led the NFL with 1,032 receiving yards and nine receiving touchdowns in the strike - shortened 1982 season; his average of 129 yards receiving per game that year is still an NFL record . He also caught nine passes for 124 yards in a playoff win over the Pittsburgh Steelers . Chandler represented Chargers players in the players' union, and many NFL players in that role were cut or traded after the 1987 NFL strike . After he was elected to the union's executive committee, Chandler was traded to the San Francisco 49ers, with whom he finished his career in 1988 . He played in four games before retiring in October after tendinitis in a knee and frustration over his performance . The 49ers went on to win the Super Bowl that season . "My heart wasn't in it . It had nothing to do with being a quitter . It was more about real - life decisions," he said . </P>

Who wore number 89 for the san diego chargers