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Spec Sanders

Orban Eugene Sanders

Position: TB-DB-HB

6-1, 196lb (185cm, 88kg)

Born: January 26, 1918 in Temple, OK

Died: July 6, 2003 in Lawton, OK

College: Texas

High School: Temple (OK)

Draft: Washington Redskins in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 1942 NFL Draft.

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SUMMARY

Career

G

52

AV

Rush

540

Yds

2900

Y/A

5.4

TD

33

FantPt

681.3

Rushing & Receiving

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Rushing & Receiving Table
					Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Rush	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb	AV
1946+	28	NYY	TB	81	13	9	140	709	6	0	5.1	54.5	10.8	17	259	15.2	3	0	1.3	19.9	157	6.2	968	9	0
1947+	29	NYY	TB	81	14	12	231	1432	18	0	6.2	102.3	16.5	1	13	13.0	0	13	0.1	0.9	232	6.2	1445	18	0
1948	30	NYY	TB	81	13	9	169	759	9	0	4.5	58.4	13.0								169	4.5	759	9	0
1950*	32	NYY	S	81	12	12	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0								0		0	0	1
Career					52	42	540	2900	33	0	5.4	55.8	10.4	18	272	15.1	3	13	0.3	5.2	558	5.7	3172	36	1
3 yrs		NYY			40	30	540	2900	33	0	5.4	72.5	13.5	18	272	15.1	3	13	0.5	6.8	558	5.7	3172	36	0
1 yr		NYY			12	12	0	0	0	0		0.0	0.0								0		0	0	1

Rushing & Receiving Table
				Games		Rushing							Receiving							Total Yds
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	Rush	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Touch	Y/Tch	YScm	RRTD	Fmb
1946+	28	NYY		1	1	14	55	1	23	3.9	55.0	14.0								14	3.9	55	1	0
1947+	29	NYY		1	1	12	40	0	23	3.3	40.0	12.0								12	3.3	40	0	0
Career				2		26	95	1	23	3.7	47.5	13.0								26	3.7	95	1	0

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Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD
1946+	28	NYY	TB	81	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	TB	81	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	TB	81	13	9		78	168	46.4	918	5	3	11	6.5	57	5.5	3.1	11.8	70.6	46.2						0	0
1950*	32	NYY	S	81	12	12		2	3	66.7	58	0	0	0	0	29	19.3	19.3	29.0	4.8	109.7
Career					52	42		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	12		2	3	66.7	58	0	0	0	0	29	19.3	19.3	29.0	4.8	109.7

Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD
1946+	28	NYY		1	1	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0		0.0	39.6	0	0	0	0.00	0.00
1947+	29	NYY		1	1	0-0	7	17	41.2	89	0	0	1	5.9	20	5.2	2.6	12.7	89.0	33.7	2	23	10.5	3.47	1.11
Career				2		0-0	7	19	36.8	89	0	0	1	5.3	20	4.7	2.3	12.7	44.5	30.4	2	23	9.5	3.14	1.00

Adjusted Passing

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Adjusted Passing Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	QBrec	Att	Y/A+	NY/A+	AY/A+	ANY/A+	Cmp%+	TD%+	Int%+	Sack%+	Rate+
1946+	28	NYY	TB	81	13	9		79	76		67		77	90	51		74
1947+	29	NYY	TB	81	14	12		171	121		105		118	114	70		106
1948	30	NYY	TB	81	13	9		168	76		81		92	80	103		83
Career					52	42		421

Kicking & Punting

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Kicking & Punting Table
					Games		0-19		20-29		30-39		40-49		50+		Scoring			Scoring				Kickoffs					Punting
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	Lng	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	KO	KOYds	TB	TB%	KOAvg	Pnt	Yds	Lng	Blck	Y/P
1946+	28	NYY	TB	81	13	9																							33	1208	0	2	36.6
1947+	29	NYY	TB	81	14	12																							46	1938	0	2	42.1
1948	30	NYY	TB	81	13	9																							42	1707	0	0	40.6
1950*	32	NYY	S	81	12	12																							71	3001	63	2	42.3
Career					52	42																							192	7854	63	6	40.9
3 yrs		NYY			40	30																							121	4853	0	4	40.1
1 yr		NYY			12	12																							71	3001	63	2	42.3

Kicking & Punting Table
				Games		0-19		20-29		30-39		40-49		50+		Scoring						Kickoffs					Punting
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%	KO	KOYds	TB	TB%	KOAvg	Pnt	Yds	Lng	Blck	Y/P
1946+	28	NYY		1	1																						1	45	45	0	45.0
Career				2																							1	45	45	0	45.0

Defense & Fumbles

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Defense & Fumbles Table
					Games		Def Interceptions					Fumbles
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD	Sk	Sfty
1946+	28	NYY	TB	81	13	9	2	71	1	50
1947+	29	NYY	TB	81	14	12	3	63	0	0
1948	30	NYY	TB	81	13	9	1	24	0	24
1950*	32	NYY	S	81	12	12	13	199	0	29			1	2	0	0
Career					52	42	19	357	1	50			1	2	0	0
3 yrs		NYY			40	30	6	158	1	50							0.0
1 yr		NYY			12	12	13	199	0	29			1	2	0	0	0.0

Kick & Punt Returns

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Kick & Punt Returns Table
					Games		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	TB	81	13	9	17	257	1	75	15.1	13	395	1	103	30.4	1691
1947+	29	NYY	TB	81	14	12	6	164	0	0	27.3	22	593	1	92	27.0	2265
1948	30	NYY	TB	81	13	9	13	128	0	0	9.8	9	217	0	0	24.1	1128
1950*	32	NYY	S	81	12	12	6	93	0	29	15.5						292
Career					52	42	42	642	1	75	15.3	44	1205	2	103	27.4	5376
3 yrs		NYY			40	30	36	549	1	75	15.3	44	1205	2	103	27.4	5084
1 yr		NYY			12	12	6	93	0	29	15.5						292

Kick & Punt Returns Table
				Games		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		1	1						2	52	0	35	26.0	107
1947+	29	NYY		1	1						1	32	0	32	32.0	72
Career				2							3	84	0	35	28.0	179

Scoring Summary

* Selected to Pro Bowl, + First-Team All-Pro

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	No.	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	PR TD	KR TD	FblTD	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	2PM	2PA	D2P	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G
1946+	28	NYY	TB	81	13	9	6	3	1	1		1		12									72
1947+	29	NYY	TB	81	14	12	18			1				19									114
1948	30	NYY	TB	81	13	9	9							9									54
Career					52	42	33	3	1	2		1		40			0						240
3 yrs		NYY			40	30	33	3	1	2		1		40			0						240
1 yr		NYY			12	12											0						0

Scoring Summary Table
Year	Age	Tm	Pos	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	PR TD	KR TD	FblTD	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	2PM	2PA	D2P	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G
1946+	28	NYY		1	1	1							1			0						6
Career				2		1							1			0						6

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