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Charlie Sanders
Charles Alvin Sanders
Position: TE
Height: 6-4 Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: August 25, 1946 in Richlands, NC
College: Minnesota
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2007
7-time Pro Bowler & 3-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 3rd round (74th overall) of the 1968 Draft
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View Details For: 31 Regular Season TDs Scored
| Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1968* | 22 | DET | TE | 14 | 0 | 40 | 533 | 13.3 | 1 | 25 | 2.9 | 38.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 536 | 1 | 2 |
| 1969*+ | 23 | DET | TE | 14 | 0 | 42 | 656 | 15.6 | 3 | 47 | 3.0 | 46.9 | 1 | -8 | 0 | -8 | -8.0 | -0.6 | 0.1 | 648 | 3 | 0 |
| 1970*+ | 24 | DET | TE | 14 | 0 | 40 | 544 | 13.6 | 6 | 34 | 2.9 | 38.9 | 544 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| 1971*+ | 25 | DET | TE | 13 | 0 | 31 | 502 | 16.2 | 5 | 49 | 2.4 | 38.6 | 502 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| 1972 | 26 | DET | TE | 9 | 0 | 27 | 416 | 15.4 | 2 | 38 | 3.0 | 46.2 | 416 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 1973 | 27 | DET | TE | 14 | 0 | 28 | 433 | 15.5 | 2 | 54 | 2.0 | 30.9 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 432 | 2 | 1 |
| 1974* | 28 | DET | TE | 14 | 14 | 42 | 532 | 12.7 | 3 | 47 | 3.0 | 38.0 | 532 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| 1975* | 29 | DET | TE | 13 | 12 | 37 | 486 | 13.1 | 3 | 32 | 2.8 | 37.4 | 486 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| 1976* | 30 | DET | TE | 13 | 13 | 35 | 545 | 15.6 | 5 | 36 | 2.7 | 41.9 | 545 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
| 1977 | 31 | DET | 10 | 0 | 14 | 170 | 12.1 | 1 | 24 | 1.4 | 17.0 | 170 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career | 128 | 39 | 336 | 4817 | 14.3 | 31 | 54 | 2.6 | 37.6 | 4 | -6 | 0 | 2 | -1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4811 | 31 | 6 | |||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1968* | 22 | DET | TE | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1972 | 26 | DET | TE | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1973 | 27 | DET | TE | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1974* | 28 | DET | TE | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1975* | 29 | DET | TE | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 128 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968* | 22 | DET | TE | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1969*+ | 23 | DET | TE | 14 | 0 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1970*+ | 24 | DET | TE | 14 | 0 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1971*+ | 25 | DET | TE | 13 | 0 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1972 | 26 | DET | TE | 9 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1973 | 27 | DET | TE | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1974* | 28 | DET | TE | 14 | 14 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1975* | 29 | DET | TE | 13 | 12 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1976* | 30 | DET | TE | 13 | 13 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1977 | 31 | DET | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Career | 128 | 39 | 31 | 186 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
GlossaryPro 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|
1969 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1969 - Hall of Fame: 2nd team all-NFL 1969 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL 1969 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1970 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf. 1970 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1970 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1970 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1970 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1970 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1970 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1970 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1971 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf. 1971 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1971 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1971 - UPI: 1st team all-conf. 1971 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL 1971 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL 1971 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1971 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL 1974 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1975 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1976 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. |