Sonny Randle
Ulmo Shannon Randle Jr.
Born: January 6, 1936
Cohasset, VA USA
Deceased: May 23, 2017
Position: E-WR
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 189
College: Virginia
High School: Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union, VA)
Career: 1959-1968
Drafted: 1958 in Round 19, #218 overall by the Chicago Cardinals
Sonny Randle played from 1959 to 1968 during his career with the Chicago Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Cardinals. Randle caught 365 passes for 5,996 yards and 65 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 15 | 202 | 13.5 | 31 | 1 |
| 1960 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 62 | 893 | 14.4 | 57 | 15 |
| 1961 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 44 | 591 | 13.4 | 41 | 9 |
| 1962 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 63 | 1158 | 18.4 | 86 | 7 |
| 1963 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 51 | 1014 | 19.9 | 68 | 12 |
| 1964 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 25 | 517 | 20.7 | 50 | 5 |
| 1965 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 51 | 845 | 16.6 | 72 | 9 |
| 1966 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 17 | 218 | 12.8 | 45 | 2 |
| 1967 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 33 | 502 | 15.2 | 58 | 4 |
| 1968 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 29 | 1 |
| Totals | 365 | 5996 | 16.4 | 86 | 65 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 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 |
| 1959 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1960 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | |||||||||
| 1961 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||||
| 1962 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1963 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||||||||
| 1964 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1965 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |||||||||
| 1966 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1967 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1968 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 390 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 8 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 10 |
| 1968 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 6 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 0 |
Honors
1960 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1960 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1960 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1962 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1963 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
