| Date of birth | May 14, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
| US college | Carson–Newman |
| NFL draft | 1979 / Round: 11 / Pick: 288 |
| Drafted by | New York Jets |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1979 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 1979– 1980 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Career stats | |
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Danny Sanders (born May 14, 1955) is a former American football quarterback who played two seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the eleventh round of the 1979 NFL Draft. [1] He played college football at Carson–Newman University. Sanders was inducted into the South Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame in 2008 and the Carson-Newman Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010. [2]
References
- ^ "1979 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- ^ "Carson-Newman to Induct Eight in 2010 Hall of Fame Class". cneagles.com. February 18, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
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- Living people
- 1955 births
- Players of American football from Tennessee
- American football quarterbacks
- Canadian football quarterbacks
- Players of Canadian football from Tennessee
- Carson–Newman Eagles football players
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
- Saskatchewan Roughriders players
- People from Oak Ridge, Tennessee
- Sportspeople from the Knoxville metropolitan area