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Rick Sanford

Richard Francis Sanford

Position: DB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 192 lbs.
Born: January 9, 1957 in Rock Hill, SC
College: South Carolina

Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 1st round (25th overall) of the 1979 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1979 22 NWE 16 4 1 39 0 27 0 2 10 0
1980 23 NWE ss 16 10 1 0 0 0 0 2 22 1
1981 24 NWE SS 16 14 3 28 0 21 0 3 2 0
1982 25 NWE FS 9 9 2 105 1 99 0 1 0 0
1983 26 NWE FS 16 16 7 24 0 16 1 1 26 0
1984 27 NWE fs 16 7 2 2 0 2
1985 28 SEA 5 0
Career 94 60 16 198 1 99 1 9 60 1

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
1979 22 NWE 16 4 1 1 0 1 1.0 10 179 0 23 17.9 180
1981 24 NWE SS 16 14 4 82 0 27 20.5 82
1983 26 NWE FS 16 16 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Career 94 60 2 1 0 1 0.5 14 261 0 27 18.6 262

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
1979 22 NWE 16 4 1 6
1980 23 NWE ss 16 10 1 6
1982 25 NWE FS 9 9 1 6
Career 94 60 1 1 1 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Non-Offensive TDs

1979 NFL 1 (6)
1980 NFL 1 (6)
1982 NFL 1 (4)

Fumble Return TD

1980 NFL 1 (1)

Interceptions

1983 NFL 7 (6)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1982 NFL 105 (2)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1982 NFL 1 (1)

Long Intercep. Return

1982 NFL 99 (1-- 29)

   

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)