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Spec Sanders

Orban Eugene Sanders

Position: TB-DB-HB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 196 lbs.
Born: January 26, 1918 in Temple, OK
College: Texas

1-time Pro Bowler & 2-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1942 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
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
1946+ 28 NYY TB 13 9 140 709 6 0 5.1 54.5 10.8 17 259 15.2 3 0 1.3 19.9 968 9 0
1947+ 29 NYY TB 14 12 231 1432 18 0 6.2 102.3 16.5 1 13 13.0 0 13 0.1 0.9 1445 18 0
1948 30 NYY TB 13 9 169 759 9 0 4.5 58.4 13.0 759 9 0
1950* 32 NYY S 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1
Career 52 30 540 2900 33 0 5.4 55.8 10.4 18 272 15.1 3 13 0.3 5.2 3172 36 1

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1946+ 28 NYY TB 13 9 33 79 41.8 411 4 5.1 9 11.4 47 5.2 0.6 12.5 31.6 35.9
1947+ 29 NYY TB 14 12 93 171 54.4 1442 14 8.2 17 9.9 55 8.4 4.8 15.5 103.0 70.2
1948 30 NYY TB 13 9 78 168 46.4 918 5 3.0 11 6.5 57 5.5 2.8 11.8 70.6 46.2
1950* 32 NYY S 12 0 2 3 66.7 58 0 0.0 0 0.0 29 19.3 19.3 29.0 4.8 109.7
Career 52 30 206 421 48.9 2829 23 5.5 37 8.8 57 6.7 3.3 13.7 54.4 52.4
3 yrs NYY 40 30 204 418 48.8 2771 23 5.5 37 8.9 57 6.6 3.2 13.6 69.3 51.8
1 yr NYY 12 0 2 3 66.7 58 0 0.0 0 0.0 29 19.3 19.3 29.0 4.8 109.7

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1946+ 28 NYY TB 13 9 33 1208 0 2 36.6
1947+ 29 NYY TB 14 12 46 1938 0 2 42.1
1948 30 NYY TB 13 9 42 1707 0 0 40.6
1950* 32 NYY S 12 0 71 3001 63 2 42.3
Career 52 30 192 7854 63 6 40.9
3 yrs NYY 40 30 121 4853 0 4 40.1
1 yr NYY 12 0 71 3001 63 2 42.3

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
1946+ 28 NYY TB 13 9 17 257 1 75 15.1 13 395 1 103 30.4 1620
1947+ 29 NYY TB 14 12 6 164 0 0 27.3 22 593 1 92 27.0 2202
1948 30 NYY TB 13 9 13 128 0 0 9.8 9 217 0 0 24.1 1104
1950* 32 NYY S 12 0 6 93 0 29 15.5 93
Career 52 30 42 642 1 75 15.3 44 1205 2 103 27.4 5019
3 yrs NYY 40 30 36 549 1 75 15.3 44 1205 2 103 27.4 4926
1 yr NYY 12 0 6 93 0 29 15.5 93

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
1946+ 28 NYY TB 13 9 2 71 1 50
1947+ 29 NYY TB 14 12 3 63 0 0
1948 30 NYY TB 13 9 1 24 0 24
1950* 32 NYY S 12 0 13 199 0 29 1 2 0 0
Career 52 30 19 357 1 50 1 2 0 0
3 yrs NYY 40 30 6 158 1 50
1 yr NYY 12 0 13 199 0 29 1 2 0 0

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
1946+ 28 NYY TB 13 9 6 3 1 1 1 72
1947+ 29 NYY TB 14 12 18 1 114
1948 30 NYY TB 13 9 9 54
Career 52 30 33 3 1 2 1 240

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1950

1st-team All-Pro

1946
1947

Passes Completed

1947 AAFC 93 (6)
1948 AAFC 78 (8)

Pass Attempts

1946 AAFC 79 (10)
1947 AAFC 171 (8)
1948 AAFC 168 (7)

Passing Yds

1947 AAFC 1442 (7)
1948 AAFC 918 (8)

Passing TD

1947 AAFC 14 (5)
1948 AAFC 5 (10)

Long Pass

1946 AAFC 47 (7)
1947 AAFC 55 (5)
1948 AAFC 57 (6)

Passes Intercepted

1946 AAFC 9 (8)
1947 AAFC 17 (3)
1948 AAFC 11 (8)

Passing Yds/Game

1947 AAFC 103.0 (7)
1948 AAFC 70.6 (9)

Pass Attempts/Game

1947 AAFC 12.2 (8)
1948 AAFC 12.9 (8)

Passes Completed/Game

1947 AAFC 6.6 (6)
1948 AAFC 6.0 (8)

Rushing Att

1946 AAFC 140 (1)
1947 AAFC 231 (1)
1948 AAFC 169 (1)

Rushing Yds

1946 AAFC 709 (1)
1947 AAFC 1432 (1)
1948 AAFC 759 (4)

Rushing TD

1946 AAFC 6 (1)
1947 AAFC 18 (1-- 15)
1948 AAFC 9 (3)
Career 33 (142)

Yds/Rushing Att

1946 AAFC 5.1 (2)
1947 AAFC 6.2 (2-- 21)
1948 AAFC 4.5 (9)
Career 5.4 (9)

Rushing Yds/Game

1946 AAFC 54.5 (1)
1947 AAFC 102.3 (1-- 60)
1948 AAFC 58.4 (5)
Career 55.8 (81)

Receiving TD

1946 AAFC 3 (10)

Touchdowns

1946 AAFC 12 (1)
1947 AAFC 19 (1-- 26)
1948 AAFC 9 (8)

Points Scored

1946 AAFC 72 (2)
1947 AAFC 114 (1)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1946 AAFC 9 (2)
1947 AAFC 18 (1-- 32)
1948 AAFC 9 (8)

Non-Offensive TDs

1946 AAFC 3 (1-- 23)
1947 AAFC 1 (5)
Career 4 (175)

Yds From Scrimmage

1946 AAFC 968 (1)
1947 AAFC 1445 (1)
1948 AAFC 759 (10)

All-Purpose Yds

1946 AAFC 1620 (1)
1947 AAFC 2202 (1-- 43)
1948 AAFC 1104 (7)

Touches

1946 AAFC 187 (1)
1947 AAFC 260 (1)
1948 AAFC 191 (3)

Yds/Touch

1946 AAFC 8.7 (6)
1947 AAFC 8.5 (6)

Kick Returns

1946 AAFC 13 (5)
1947 AAFC 22 (1)

Kick Return Yds

1946 AAFC 395 (3)
1947 AAFC 593 (2)

Kick Return TD

1946 AAFC 1 (1-- 57)
1947 AAFC 1 (1-- 57)
Career 2 (46)

Long Kick Return

1946 AAFC 103 (1-- 21)
1947 AAFC 92 (3)

Yds/Kick Return

1947 AAFC 27.0 (2)

Punt Returns

1946 AAFC 17 (3)
1948 AAFC 13 (9)

Punt Return Yds

1946 AAFC 257 (2)
1947 AAFC 164 (6)

Punt Return TD

1946 AAFC 1 (1-- 85)
Career 1 (137)

Long Punt Return

1946 AAFC 75 (3)

Yds/Punt Return

1946 AAFC 15.1 (2-- 52)

Kick & Punt Returns

1946 AAFC 30 (4)
1947 AAFC 28 (5)
1948 AAFC 22 (9)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1946 AAFC 652 (2)
1947 AAFC 757 (2)

Punts

1946 AAFC 33 (8)
1947 AAFC 46 (6)
1948 AAFC 42 (7)
1950 NFL 71 (2)
Career 192 (185)

Punting Yds

1946 AAFC 1208 (8)
1947 AAFC 1938 (6)
1948 AAFC 1707 (7)
1950 NFL 3001 (2)
Career 7854 (185)

Long Punt

1950 NFL 63 (9)

Punts Blocked

1946 AAFC 2 (1-- 35)
1947 AAFC 2 (3-- 35)
1950 NFL 2 (1-- 35)
Career 6 (31)

Yds/Punt

1946 AAFC 36.6 (10)
1947 AAFC 42.1 (6)
1948 AAFC 40.6 (6)
1950 NFL 42.3 (4)
Career 40.9 (148)

Interceptions

1950 NFL 13 (1-- 2)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1950 NFL 199 (2-- 68)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1946 AAFC 1 (1)

Long Intercep. Return

1946 AAFC 50 (5)
1948 AAFC 24 (9)

   

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)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1946 - AAFC: 1st team all-AAFC
1946 - Associated Press: 1st team all-AAFC
1946 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-AAFC
1946 - UPI: 1st team all-AAFC
1947 - AAFC: 1st team all-AAFC
1947 - Associated Press: 1st team all-AAFC
1947 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-AAFC
1948 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-AAFC
1950 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL