Spec Sanders
Orban Eugene Sanders
Born: January 26, 1918
Temple, OK USA
Deceased: July 6, 2003
Lawton, OK
Position: TB-DB-HB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 196
College: Texas
High School: Temple (OK)
Career: 1946-1950
Drafted: 1942 in Round 1, #6 overall by the Washington Redskins
Spec Sanders played from 1946 to 1950 during his career with the New York Yankees and New York Yanks. Sanders ran for 2,900 yards in his career on 540 attempts, scoring 33 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 18 passes for 272 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 79 | 33 | 41.8 | 411 | 5.2 | 4 | 5.1 | 9 | 11.4 | 47 | 35.9 |
1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 171 | 93 | 54.4 | 1442 | 8.4 | 14 | 8.2 | 17 | 9.9 | 55 | 70.2 |
1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 168 | 78 | 46.4 | 918 | 5.5 | 5 | 3.0 | 11 | 6.5 | 57 | 46.2 |
1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 109.7 |
AAFC | 418 | 204 | 48.8 | 2771 | 6.6 | 23 | 5.5 | 37 | 8.9 | 57 | ||
NFL | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 58 | 19.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | ||
Totals | 421 | 206 | 48.9 | 2829 | 6.7 | 23 | 5.5 | 37 | 8.8 | 57 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 140 | 709 | 5.1 | 0 | 6 |
1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 231 | 1432 | 6.2 | 0 | 18 |
1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 169 | 759 | 4.5 | 0 | 9 |
AAFC | 540 | 2900 | 5.4 | 0 | 33 | |
Totals | 540 | 2900 | 5.4 | 0 | 33 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 17 | 259 | 15.2 | 0 | 3 |
1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
AAFC | 18 | 272 | 15.1 | 13 | 3 | |
Totals | 18 | 272 | 15.1 | 13 | 3 |
Punting:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 33 | 1208 | 36.6 | 0 |
1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 46 | 1938 | 42.1 | 0 |
1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 42 | 1707 | 40.6 | 0 |
1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 71 | 3001 | 42.3 | 63 |
AAFC | 121 | 4853 | 40.1 | 0 | |
NFL | 71 | 3001 | 42.3 | 63 | |
Totals | 192 | 7854 | 40.9 | 63 |
Punt Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 17 | 257 | 15.1 | 75 | 1 |
1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 6 | 164 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 |
1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 13 | 128 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 |
1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 29 | 0 |
AAFC | 36 | 549 | 15.2 | 75 | 1 | |
NFL | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 29 | 0 | |
Totals | 42 | 642 | 15.3 | 75 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 13 | 395 | 30.4 | 103 | 1 |
1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 22 | 593 | 27.0 | 92 | 1 |
1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 9 | 217 | 24.1 | 0 | 0 |
AAFC | 44 | 1205 | 27.4 | 103 | 2 | |
Totals | 44 | 1205 | 27.4 | 103 | 2 |
Interceptions:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 50 | 1 |
1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 |
1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
1950 | NFL New York Yanks | 13 | 199 | 15.3 | 29 | 0 |
AAFC | 6 | 158 | 26.3 | 50 | 1 | |
NFL | 13 | 199 | 15.3 | 29 | 0 | |
Totals | 19 | 357 | 18.8 | 50 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||||
1947 | AAFC New York Yankees | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | |||||
1948 | AAFC New York Yankees | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||
AAFC | 33 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | |
Totals | 33 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1946 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 13 | 9 |
1947 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 14 | 12 |
1948 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 13 | 9 |
1950 | NFL | New York Yanks | 12 | 0 |
Honors
1946 - AAFC AAFC All-AAFC (1st Team)
1946 - AAFC Associated Press All-AAFC (1st Team)
1946 - AAFC New York Daily News All-AAFC (1st Team)
1946 - AAFC United Press International All-AAFC (1st Team)
1947 - AAFC AAFC All-AAFC (1st Team)
1947 - AAFC Associated Press All-AAFC (1st Team)
1947 - AAFC New York Daily News All-AAFC (1st Team)
1948 - AAFC New York Daily News All-AAFC (2nd Team)
1950 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)