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Leo Sanford

Ottis Leo Sanford

Position: LB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 224 lbs.

Born: October 4, 1929 in Dallas, TX
College: Louisiana Tech   (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Cardinals in the 8th round (90th overall) of the 1951 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 49 (1521st overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

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Fine Details  · Last updated Nov 9, 2011 3:32PM
All-Time Rank: #1366. Dhani Jones… #1367. Dennis Gaubatz… #1368. Gary Ballman… #1369. LEO SANFORD… #1370. Art Hunter… #1371. Ken Konz… #1372. David Hill… 

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 AV
1951 22 CRD 73 12 12 1 20 0 20 0 0 0 3 0 0 2
1952 23 CRD LLB 51 12 12 2 5 0 5 0 0 0 1 8 0 9
1953 24 CRD RLB 51 12 12 2 56 1 48 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
1954 25 CRD MLB 51 12 12 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 6 0 6
1955 26 CRD LLB 51 12 12 3 97 1 92 0 8
1956* 27 CRD LLB 51 12 0 5 24 0 19 0 0 0 1 0 0 11
1957* 28 CRD RLB 51 12 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 8
1958 29 BAL RLB 55 9 0 1 7 0 7 0 8
Career 93 60 17 213 2 92 0 0 0 11 14 0 57
7 yrs CRD 84 60 16 206 2 92 0 0 0 11 14 0 49
1 yr BAL 9 0 1 7 0 7 0 8

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
1956* 27 CRD LLB 51 12 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
Career 93 60 1 6 0 6 6.0 6

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1953 24 CRD RLB 51 12 12 1 1 6
1955 26 CRD LLB 51 12 12 1 1 6
Career 93 60 2 2 12

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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