Sonny Gandee
Sherwin Kenneth Gandee
Born: February 27, 1929
Akron, OH USA
Deceased: July 21, 2013
Grosse Ile, MI
Position: LB-DE
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 216
College: Ohio St.
High School: Garfield (Akron, OH); Berea (OH)
Career: 1952-1956
Drafted: 1952 in Round 9, #106 overall by the Detroit Lions
Sonny Gandee played from 1952 to 1956 during his career with the Dallas Texans and Detroit Lions. Gandee accounted for 8 points in his professional career.
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Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 17 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 81 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1955 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 8 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Dallas Texans | 2 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 8 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 11 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
