Running back, Texas, 1940–⁠41

Spec Sanders

Born
Jan 26, 1919, in Temple, Oklahoma
Died
Jul 6, 2003, in Lawton, Oklahoma

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Spec Sanders played running back at Texas (1940–⁠41). The Washington Redskins took Sanders in the first round, No. 6 overall in the 1942 NFL Draft.

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowl: 1950 · First-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (1946–⁠47)

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1946–⁠47.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1946–⁠48AAFCNew York Yankees

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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