SPEC SANDERSSanders, Orban Eugene (Speck)Height: 6-1 Weight: 196 Born: January 26, 1918 Temple, OK Died: July 6, 2003 Lawton, OK High School: Temple (OK) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Cameron JC | |
| 1939 | Cameron JC | Roster |
| 1940 | Texas | Lettered |
| 1941 | Texas | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (6th overall) 1942 Washington Redskins |
| Military Service: United States Navy |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 New York Yankees (AAFC)1946 NY AAFC | 81 | FB-LB? DB? | 14 | 8 |
| 1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC | 81 | TB-DB | 14 | 13 |
| 1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC | 81 | TB-LDH | 13 | 9 |
| 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL | 81 | S-P-LOH | 12 | 12 |
| 4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL | 53 | 42 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/22/1941 | 1942 Washington Redskins (NFL)1942 WAS NFL |
| Signed | 6/15/1946 | 1946 New York Yankees (AAFC)1946 NY AAFC |
| Retired | 6/9/1949 | 1949 New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 NY AAFC |
| Allocation Draft | 6/2/1950 | 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL |
| Signed | 7/18/1950 | 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1951 | 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL |
| AWARDS |
|---|
| 1946 Associated Press All-Pro |
| 1947 Associated Press All-Pro |
| 1947 Sportswriters, Inc. All-Pro |
| 1950 New York Daily News All-NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 New York Yankees (AAFC)1946 NY AAFC | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 72 | ||
| 1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC | 19 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 114 | ||
| 1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 40 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 240 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 New York Yankees (AAFC)1946 NY AAFC | 140 | 709 | 5.1 | 75t | 6 | ||||
| 1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC | 231 | 1432 | 6.2 | 70t | 18 | ||||
| 1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC | 169 | 759 | 4.5 | 60t | 9 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 540 | 2900 | 5.4 | 75t | 33 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 New York Yankees (AAFC)1946 NY AAFC | 79 | 33 | 41.8 | 37 | 411 | 5.2 | 12.5 | 4 | 5.1 | 9 | 11.4 | 35.9 | ||||||
| 1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC | 171 | 93 | 54.4 | 61 | 1442 | 8.4 | 15.5 | 55 | 14 | 8.2 | 17 | 9.9 | 70.2 | |||||
| 1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC | 168 | 78 | 46.4 | 79 | 918 | 5.5 | 11.8 | 57 | 5 | 3.0 | 11 | 6.5 | 46.2 | |||||
| 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 58 | 19.3 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 109.7 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 421 | 206 | 48.9 | 178 | 2829 | 6.7 | 13.7 | 57 | 23 | 5.5 | 37 | 8.8 | 2 | 0 | 52.4 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 New York Yankees (AAFC)1946 NY AAFC | 17 | 259 | 15.2 | 3 | |||||||
| 1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 18 | 272 | 15.1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 New York Yankees (AAFC)1946 NY AAFC | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 50t | 1 |
| 1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 46 | 0 |
| 1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL | 13 | 199 | 15.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 357 | 18.8 | 50t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 New York Yankees (AAFC)1946 NY AAFC | 33 | 1208 | 36.6 | 63 | 2 | |||||||
| 1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC | 46 | 1938 | 42.1 | 84 | 2 | |||||||
| 1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC | 42 | 1707 | 40.6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL | 71 | 3001 | 42.3 | 63 | 2 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 192 | 7854 | 40.9 | 84 | 6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 New York Yankees (AAFC)1946 NY AAFC | 17 | 257 | 15.1 | 75t | 1 | ||||
| 1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC | 6 | 164 | 27.3 | 57 | 0 | ||||
| 1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC | 13 | 128 | 9.8 | 0 | |||||
| 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 42 | 642 | 15.3 | 75t | 1 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 New York Yankees (AAFC)1946 NY AAFC | 13 | 395 | 30.4 | 103t | 1 | ||||
| 1947 New York Yankees (AAFC)1947 NY AAFC | 22 | 593 | 27.0 | 98t | 1 | ||||
| 1948 New York Yankees (AAFC)1948 NY AAFC | 9 | 217 | 24.1 | 73 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 44 | 1205 | 27.4 | 103t | 2 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 New York Yanks (NFL)1950 NYY NFL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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