Complex sentence: As a freshman at George Walton, Chandler was a member of the 1979 state championship football team but left the team the following year, after his father died of a heart attack when Chandler was 14 years old.
Split into simpler sentences: As a freshman at George Walton, Chandler was a member of the 1979 state championship football team. He left the team the following year, after his father died of a heart attack when Chandler was 14 years old.