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..

New York Yankees

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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.	TDs
1946	AAFC New York Yankees	140	709	5.1	6
1947	AAFC New York Yankees	231	1432	6.2	18
1948	AAFC New York Yankees	169	759	4.5	9
	AAFC	540	2900	5.4	33
Totals		540	2900	5.4	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:

Year	Team	Tackle	Fum	F Rec
1950	NFL New York Yanks		1	2
	NFL		1	2
Totals		0	1	2

Total Scoring:

		Touchdowns								Other					Total
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)