Dan Sandifer
Daniel Padgett Sandifer
Born: March 1, 1927
Shreveport, LA USA
Deceased: August 15, 1987
Shreveport, LA
Position: DB-HB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 190
College: LSU
High School: C.E. Bryd (Shreveport, LA)
Career: 1948-1953
Drafted: 1948 in Round 5, #28 overall by the Washington Redskins
Dan Sandifer played from 1948 to 1953 during his career with the Chicago Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins. Sandifer ran for 247 yards in his career on 74 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 30 passes for 510 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns..
 Washington Redskins |
 Detroit Lions |
 San Francisco 49ers |
 Philadelphia Eagles |
 Green Bay Packers |
 Chicago Cardinals |
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Washington Redskins | 18 | 67 | 3.7 | 13 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Washington Redskins | 20 | 64 | 3.2 | 21 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 35 | 113 | 3.2 | 13 | 1 |
| Totals | 74 | 247 | 3.3 | 21 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Washington Redskins | 9 | 181 | 20.1 | 86 | 1 |
| 1949 | NFL Washington Redskins | 19 | 293 | 15.4 | 35 | 3 |
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 30 | 1 |
| Totals | 30 | 510 | 17.0 | 86 | 5 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Washington Redskins | 20 | 236 | 11.8 | 35 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Washington Redskins | 18 | 199 | 11.1 | 41 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 155 | 10.3 | 39 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 137 | 9.8 | 26 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 72 | 767 | 10.7 | 41 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Washington Redskins | 26 | 594 | 22.8 | 96 | 1 |
| 1949 | NFL Washington Redskins | 24 | 518 | 21.6 | 70 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 89 | 22.2 | 36 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 147 | 18.4 | 40 | 0 |
| Totals | 63 | 1367 | 21.7 | 96 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Washington Redskins | 13 | 258 | 19.8 | 54 | 2 |
| 1949 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 59 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 27 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 420 | 18.3 | 59 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 1949 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1950 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1948 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||
| 1949 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1951 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| Totals | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 7 |
| 1949 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 5 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 |
