// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs Gene Sanders a genetic engineer? No, that's a gene-eral assumption.
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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".
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