Charlie Sanders
Charles Alvin Sanders
Born: August 25, 1946
Richlands, NC USA
Deceased: July 2, 2015
Position: TE
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 225
College: Minnesota
High School: James B. Dudley (Greensboro, NC)
Career: 1968-1977
Drafted: 1968 in Round 3, #74 overall by the Detroit Lions
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007
Charlie Sanders played from 1968 to 1977 during his career with the Detroit Lions. Sanders caught 336 passes for 4,817 yards and 31 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | NFL Detroit Lions | 40 | 533 | 13.3 | 25 | 1 |
| 1969 | NFL Detroit Lions | 42 | 656 | 15.6 | 47 | 3 |
| 1970 | NFL Detroit Lions | 40 | 544 | 13.6 | 34 | 6 |
| 1971 | NFL Detroit Lions | 31 | 502 | 16.2 | 49 | 5 |
| 1972 | NFL Detroit Lions | 27 | 416 | 15.4 | 38 | 2 |
| 1973 | NFL Detroit Lions | 28 | 433 | 15.5 | 54 | 2 |
| 1974 | NFL Detroit Lions | 42 | 532 | 12.7 | 47 | 3 |
| 1975 | NFL Detroit Lions | 37 | 486 | 13.1 | 32 | 3 |
| 1976 | NFL Detroit Lions | 35 | 545 | 15.6 | 36 | 5 |
| 1977 | NFL Detroit Lions | 14 | 170 | 12.1 | 24 | 1 |
| Totals | 336 | 4817 | 14.3 | 54 | 31 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1968 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1969 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1970 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1972 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1973 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1976 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1977 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 13 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 |
| 1975 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 13 | 12 |
| 1976 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 13 | 13 |
| 1977 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 0 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1970s Team
Honors
1969 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - Hall of Fame All-NFL (2nd Team)
1969 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1969 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1970 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1970 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1970 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1970 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1971 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1974 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1975 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1976 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
