In 1957 , Chandler was one of ten inaugural members of the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame . A vestryman at St. John 's Church in Versailles , he was awarded the Bishop 's Medal of the Episcopal Church in 1959 . The same year , he received the Cross of Military Service from the United Daughters of the Confederacy . He served as a trustee of the Ty Cobb Foundation and Transylvania University . At the 1960 Democratic National Convention , he again sought the party 's presidential nomination , as he considered that the front-runner , John F. Kennedy , was " a nice young fellow ... ( but ) too young for the nomination . " Chandler proposed for him to be the presidential nominee , with Kennedy as the nominee for vice-president , but the convention chose Kennedy for president instead
1960 Democratic National Convention
1960 Democratic National Convention
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