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Charlie Sanders
Charles Alvin Sanders
Position: TE
Height: 6-4 Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: August 25, 1946 in Richlands, NC
College: Minnesota (school history)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 3rd round (74th overall) of the 1968 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 70 (637th overall since 1950)
7-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2007
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| All-Time Rank: #388. Steve McNair… #389. Don Meredith… #390. Priest Holmes… #391. CHARLIE SANDERS… #392. Isaac Curtis… #393. Richard Seymour… #394. Keenan McCardell… |
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1968* | 22 | DET | TE | 88 | 14 | 40 | 533 | 13.3 | 1 | 25 | 2.9 | 38.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 536 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1969*+ | 23 | DET | TE | 88 | 14 | 42 | 656 | 15.6 | 3 | 47 | 3.0 | 46.9 | 1 | -8 | 0 | -8 | -8.0 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 648 | 3 | 0 | 10 | |
| 1970*+ | 24 | DET | TE | 88 | 14 | 0 | 40 | 544 | 13.6 | 6 | 34 | 2.9 | 38.9 | 544 | 6 | 0 | 13 | |||||||
| 1971*+ | 25 | DET | TE | 88 | 13 | 0 | 31 | 502 | 16.2 | 5 | 49 | 2.4 | 38.6 | 502 | 5 | 0 | 11 | |||||||
| 1972 | 26 | DET | TE | 88 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 416 | 15.4 | 2 | 38 | 3.0 | 46.2 | 416 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| 1973 | 27 | DET | TE | 88 | 14 | 28 | 433 | 15.5 | 2 | 54 | 2.0 | 30.9 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 432 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| 1974* | 28 | DET | TE | 88 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 532 | 12.7 | 3 | 47 | 3.0 | 38.0 | 532 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |||||||
| 1975* | 29 | DET | TE | 88 | 13 | 12 | 37 | 486 | 13.1 | 3 | 32 | 2.8 | 37.4 | 486 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
| 1976* | 30 | DET | TE | 88 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 545 | 15.6 | 5 | 36 | 2.7 | 41.9 | 545 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |||||||
| 1977 | 31 | DET | 88 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 170 | 12.1 | 1 | 24 | 1.4 | 17.0 | 170 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| Career | 128 | 39 | 336 | 4817 | 14.3 | 31 | 54 | 2.6 | 37.6 | 4 | -6 | 0 | 2 | -1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4811 | 31 | 6 | 86 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968* | 22 | DET | TE | 88 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1969*+ | 23 | DET | TE | 88 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1970*+ | 24 | DET | TE | 88 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1971*+ | 25 | DET | TE | 88 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1972 | 26 | DET | TE | 88 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1973 | 27 | DET | TE | 88 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1974* | 28 | DET | TE | 88 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1975* | 29 | DET | TE | 88 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1976* | 30 | DET | TE | 88 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1977 | 31 | DET | 88 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 128 | 39 | 31 | 31 | 186 |
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1969 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Hall of Fame |
| 1969 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1969 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1970 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1970 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1970 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1970 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1970 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1970 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1970 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1970 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Associated Press |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1971 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1974 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1975 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1976 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
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