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Dan Sandifer

Daniel Padgett Sandifer

Position: DB-HB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: March 1, 1927 in Shreveport, LA
College: LSU

Drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 5th round (28th overall) of the 1948 Draft

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1948 21 WAS RH 12 7 20 236 0 35 11.8 26 594 1 96 22.8 1078
1949 22 WAS RET 12 0 18 199 0 41 11.1 24 518 0 70 21.6 1074
1950 23 3TM 12 0 15 155 0 39 10.3 5 108 0 36 21.6 266
SFO 2 0 1 19 0 19 19.0 19
DET 5 0 3
PHI 5 0 15 155 0 39 10.3 4 89 0 36 22.3 244
1951 24 PHI RDH 12 0 14 137 0 26 9.8 8 147 0 40 18.4 433
1952 25 GNB RDH 12 0 2 5 0 5 2.5 5
1953 26 2TM 4 0 3 35 0 23 11.7 35
CRD 3 0 0
GNB 1 0 3 35 0 23 11.7 35
Career 64 7 72 767 0 41 10.7 63 1367 1 96 21.7 2891
2 yrs GNB 13 0 5 40 0 23 8.0 40
2 yrs PHI 17 0 29 292 0 39 10.1 12 236 0 40 19.7 677
2 yrs WAS 24 7 38 435 0 41 11.4 50 1112 1 96 22.2 2152
1 yr SFO 2 0 1 19 0 19 19.0 19

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1948 21 WAS RH 12 7 18 67 0 13 3.7 5.6 1.5 9 181 20.1 1 86 0.8 15.1 248 1 3
1949 22 WAS RET 12 0 20 64 0 21 3.2 5.3 1.7 19 293 15.4 3 35 1.6 24.4 357 3 6
1950 23 3TM 12 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.3 0.1 3 0 2
DET 5 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.6 0.2 3 0 0
1951 24 PHI RDH 12 0 35 113 1 13 3.2 9.4 2.9 2 36 18.0 1 30 0.2 3.0 149 2 3
Career 64 7 74 247 1 21 3.3 3.9 1.2 30 510 17.0 5 86 0.5 8.0 757 6 14
2 yrs PHI 17 0 35 113 1 13 3.2 6.6 2.1 2 36 18.0 1 30 0.1 2.1 149 2 5
2 yrs WAS 24 7 38 131 0 21 3.4 5.5 1.6 28 474 16.9 4 86 1.2 19.8 605 4 9
1 yr DET 5 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.6 0.2 3 0 0

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1948 21 WAS RH 12 7 13 258 2 54 3 4 4 0
1949 22 WAS RET 12 0 5 82 0 59 6 2 5 0
1950 23 3TM 12 0 2 27 0 27 2 1 0 0
DET 5 0 2 27 0 27
PHI 5 0 2 1 0 0
1951 24 PHI RDH 12 0 1 28 0 28 3 1 0 0
1952 25 GNB RDH 12 0 2 25 0 17
Career 64 7 23 420 2 59 14 8 9 0
2 yrs GNB 13 0 2 25 0 17
2 yrs PHI 17 0 1 28 0 28 5 2 0 0
2 yrs WAS 24 7 18 340 2 59 9 6 9 0
1 yr DET 5 0 2 27 0 27

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1948 21 WAS RH 12 7 1 1 2 24
1949 22 WAS RET 12 0 3 18
1951 24 PHI RDH 12 0 1 1 12
Career 64 7 1 5 1 2 54
2 yrs PHI 17 0 1 1 12
2 yrs WAS 24 7 4 1 2 42

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Long Reception

1948 NFL 86 (1)

Non-Offensive TDs

1948 NFL 3 (1-- 23)

All-Purpose Yds

1948 NFL 1078 (5)
1949 NFL 1074 (4)

Yds/Touch

1949 NFL 13.3 (1)

Kick Returns

1948 NFL 26 (1)
1949 NFL 24 (1)

Kick Return Yds

1948 NFL 594 (1)
1949 NFL 518 (2)

Kick Return TD

1948 NFL 1 (1-- 57)
Career 1 (106)

Long Kick Return

1948 NFL 96 (2)
1949 NFL 70 (2)

Yds/Kick Return

1948 NFL 22.8 (6)
1949 NFL 21.6 (10)

Punt Returns

1948 NFL 20 (3)
1949 NFL 18 (6)
1950 NFL 15 (9)

Punt Return Yds

1948 NFL 236 (4)
1949 NFL 199 (8)
Career 767 (189)

Long Punt Return

1950 NFL 39 (9)

Yds/Punt Return

1948 NFL 11.8 (5)
1950 NFL 10.3 (10)
1951 NFL 9.8 (8)
Career 10.7 (37)

Kick & Punt Returns

1948 NFL 46 (1)
1949 NFL 42 (1)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1948 NFL 830 (1)
1949 NFL 717 (2)

Fumbles

1949 NFL 6 (6)

Fumbles Recovered

1948 NFL 4 (7)

Interceptions

1948 NFL 13 (1-- 2)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1948 NFL 258 (1-- 13)
1949 NFL 82 (7)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1948 NFL 2 (1-- 23)

Long Intercep. Return

1948 NFL 54 (6)
1949 NFL 59 (5)

     

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)