Gene Sanders
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| Position | Offensive lineman | ||||||||
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| Born | November 10, 1956 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 273 lb (124 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | West Jefferson (Harvey, Louisiana) | ||||||||
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| NFL draft | 1979: 8th round, 217th overall pick | ||||||||
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Eugene Sanders (born November 10, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies and Washington Huskies. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the eighth round of the 1979 NFL draft.[1]
Sanders retired from pro football due to a shoulder injury. He later worked in management for Xerox and the YMCA, as well as being ordained as a Baptist minister.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "1979 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ "Ex-Buc shares his life lessons".
- 1956 births
- Living people
- American football offensive tackles
- American football offensive guards
- American football defensive tackles
- American football defensive ends
- Players of American football from New Orleans
- Texas A&M Aggies football players
- Washington Huskies football players
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
- West Jefferson High School (Louisiana) alumni
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football offensive lineman, 1950s birth stubs