Spec Sanders

Orban Eugene Sanders

Position: TB-DB-HB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 196 lbs.

Born: January 26, 1918 in Temple, OK
Died: July 6, 2003 in Lawton, OK
College: Texas (school history)
Drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1942 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 8 (7520th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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Rushing & Receiving

							Rushing							Receiving
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	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	AV
1946+	28	NYY	KR/P/PR/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	0
1947+	29	NYY	KR/P/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	0
1948	30	NYY	P/PR/TB		13	9	169	759	9	0	4.5	58.4	13.0								759	9	0	0
1950*	32	NYY	P/S	81	12		0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0								0	0	1	8
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	8

Passing

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	4QC	GWD
1946+	28	NYY	KR/P/PR/TB		13	9	33	79	41.8	411	4	5.1	9	11.4	47	5.2	1.1	12.5	31.6	35.9
1947+	29	NYY	KR/P/TB		14	12	93	171	54.4	1442	14	8.2	17	9.9	55	8.4	5.6	15.5	103.0	70.2
1948	30	NYY	P/PR/TB		13	9	78	168	46.4	918	5	3.0	11	6.5	57	5.5	3.1	11.8	70.6	46.2	0	0
1950*	32	NYY	P/S	81	12		2	3	66.7	58	0	0.0	0	0.0	29	19.3	19.3	29.0	4.8	109.7	0	0
Career					52	30	206	421	48.9	2829	23	5.5	37	8.8	57	6.7	3.9	13.7	54.4	52.4	0	0
3 yrs		NYY			40	30	204	418	48.8	2771	23	5.5	37	8.9	57	6.6	3.7	13.6	69.3	51.8	0	0
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	0	0

Comeback and game-winning drive numbers are based on research by Scott Kacsmar, as described in parts I, II, and III on the blog.

Advanced Passing

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Att	Y/A+	NY/A+	AY/A+	ANY/A+	Cmp%+	TD%+	Int%+	Sack%+	Rate+
1946+	28	NYY	KR/P/PR/TB	13	9	79	76		67		77	90	51		74
1947+	29	NYY	KR/P/TB	14	12	171	121		105		118	114	70		106
1948	30	NYY	P/PR/TB	13	9	168	76		81		92	80	103		83
Career				52	30	421	94	0	88	0	100	96	80	0	91

Kicking & Punting

							0-19		20-29		30-39		40-49		50+		Tot			PAT			Punting
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	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	KR/P/PR/TB		13	9																	33	1208	0	2	36.6
1947+	29	NYY	KR/P/TB		14	12																	46	1938	0	2	42.1
1948	30	NYY	P/PR/TB		13	9																	42	1707	0	0	40.6
1950*	32	NYY	P/S	81	12																		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

							Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt	APYd
1946+	28	NYY	KR/P/PR/TB		13	9	17	257	1	75	15.1	13	395	1	103	30.4	1620
1947+	29	NYY	KR/P/TB		14	12	6	164	0	0	27.3	22	593	1	92	27.0	2202
1948	30	NYY	P/PR/TB		13	9	13	128	0	0	9.8	9	217	0	0	24.1	1104
1950*	32	NYY	P/S	81	12		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

								Def Interceptions					Fumbles					Tackles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Sk	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Tkl	Ast	Sfty
1946+	28	NYY	KR/P/PR/TB		13	9		2	71	1	50	0
1947+	29	NYY	KR/P/TB		14	12		3	63	0	0	0
1948	30	NYY	P/PR/TB		13	9		1	24	0	24	0
1950*	32	NYY	P/S	81	12			13	199	0	29	0	0	1	2	0	0
Career					52	30		19	357	1	50	0	0	1	2	0	0
3 yrs		NYY			40	30		6	158	1	50	0
1 yr		NYY			12	0		13	199	0	29	0	0	1	2	0	0

Scoring Summary

Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	PR TD	KR TD	IntTD	AllTD	Pts
1946+	28	NYY	KR/P/PR/TB	13	9	6	3	1	1	1	12	72
1947+	29	NYY	KR/P/TB	14	12	18			1		19	114
1948	30	NYY	P/PR/TB	13	9	9					9	54
Career				52	30	33	3	1	2	1	40	240

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls 1950	First-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 (160)	Yds/Rushing Att 1946 AAFC 5.1 (2) 1947 AAFC 6.2 (2/24) 1948 AAFC 4.5 (9) Career 5.4 (10)	Rushing Yds/Game 1946 AAFC 54.5 (1) 1947 AAFC 102.3 (1/64) 1948 AAFC 58.4 (5) Career 55.8 (93)
Receiving TD 1946 AAFC 3 (10)	Touchdowns 1946 AAFC 12 (1) 1947 AAFC 19 (1/28) 1948 AAFC 9 (8)	Points Scored 1946 AAFC 72 (2) 1947 AAFC 114 (1)	Rushing/Receiving TD 1946 AAFC 9 (2) 1947 AAFC 18 (1/34) 1948 AAFC 9 (8)
Non-Offensive TDs 1946 AAFC 3 (1/26) 1947 AAFC 1 (5) Career 4 (196)	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 (1/58) 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 (1/67) 1947 AAFC 1 (1/67) Career 2 (54)
Long Kick Return 1946 AAFC 103 (1/33) 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) Career 1 (155)	Long Punt Return 1946 AAFC 75 (3)	Yds/Punt Return 1946 AAFC 15.1 (2/61)	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 (200)	Punting Yds 1946 AAFC 1208 (8) 1947 AAFC 1938 (6) 1948 AAFC 1707 (7) 1950 NFL 3001 (2) Career 7854 (200)	Long Punt 1950 NFL 63 (9)
Punts Blocked 1946 AAFC 2 (1/38) 1947 AAFC 2 (3/38) 1950 NFL 2 (1/38) Career 6 (33)	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 (168)	Interceptions 1950 NFL 13 (1/2)	Intercept. Ret. Yds 1950 NFL 199 (2/74)
Intercept. Ret. TD 1946 AAFC 1 (1)	Long Intercep. Return 1946 AAFC 50 (5) 1948 AAFC 24 (9)

All-Pro Teams

Year	Team	Level	Voters
1946	1st Team	All-AAFC	AAFC
1946	1st Team	All-AAFC	Associated Press
1946	1st Team	All-AAFC	NY Daily News
1946	1st Team	All-AAFC	UPI
1947	1st Team	All-AAFC	AAFC
1947	1st Team	All-AAFC	Associated Press
1947	1st Team	All-AAFC	NY Daily News
1948	2nd Team	All-AAFC	NY Daily News
1950	1st Team	All-NFL	NY Daily News

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