Charlie Sanders
- Detroit Lions (1968-1977)
- 7 × Pro Bowl selection ( 1959-1961, 1965)
- 6 × All-Pro selection ( 1969-1971, 1974-1976 ) 1 2 team
- NFL 1970s All- Decade Team
- Pro Football Hall of Fame (2007)
- North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (1997)
- Detroit Lions 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
Charles Alvin "Charlie" Sanders ( born August 25, 1946 in Richlands, North Carolina, USA) is an American former American football player. He played as a tight end in the National Football League ( NFL) with the Detroit Lions.
Playing career
College career
Charlie Sanders was born in Richlands, at the age of eight he moved to his military service to Greensboro, where he also attended high school with his father. After his second year, he was mainly brought up by an aunt, since his mother had died. In high school, he was active as a football player and basketball player. After joining the University of Minnesota, he also played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers basketball and football. In 1967 he won with his football team, the Big Ten Conference.
Professional career
Charles Sanders was drafted in 1968 by the trained by Joe Schmidt Detroit Lions in the third round to 74th place. In 1970, the Lions were able to move into the play-offs, where, however, prematurely retired prematurely after a 5-0 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Up to end of his career in 1977, was no longer able Sanders with his team in the play-offs to feed.
After the career
Charlie Sanders has been working since the end of his career in various functions in the organization of the Detroit Lions. From 1983 to 1988 he hosted the Games of the Lions club's radio. From 1989 to 1996 he worked there as an assistant coach. He was responsible, among other things several times for the Pro Bowl wide receiver Herman Moore nominated. In 1991, he was able to move with his team in the NFC Championship Game, where you though the Washington Redskins defeated with 41:10.
Honors
Sanders played seven times in the Pro Bowl, the final game of the best players of the season. He was six times elected to the All-Pro and is a member of the NFL 1970s All- Decade Team in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, in the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame and the Detroit Lions 75th Anniversary All-Time Team.