Jack Sanders (American football)
Personal information | |
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Born: | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | March 10, 1917
Died: | October 26, 1991 Aransas Pass, Texas, U.S. | (aged 74)
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 219 lb (99 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Rockport (Rockport, Texas) |
College: | SMU |
Position: | Guard |
NFL draft: | 1939 / Round: 17 / Pick: 160 |
Career history | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Jack Sanders (March 10, 1917 – October 26, 1991)
Sanders became the line coach for the Trinity University football team in 1946, but the school did not field a team that season due to budgetary limitations.[7] On October 10, 1947, he was named temporary head coach of the team to allow previous head coach and athletic director Bob Coe to spend more time overseeing the entire athletic department.[8] Sanders resigned as head coach on January 4, 1949, and accepted a position as an assistant superintendent of a construction company.[9]
On August 29, 1966, Sanders announced his application to the NFL in a bid to be awarded the ownership of an expansion
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Trinity Tigers (Lone Star Conference ) (1947–1948)
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1947 | Trinity | 4–2–1[n 1] | 2–1–1[n 1] | 4th | |||||
1948 | Trinity | 6–2–2 | 2–2–2 | T–4th | |||||
Trinity: | 10–4–3 | 4–3–3 | |||||||
Total: | 10–4–3 |
Notes
- ^ a b Robert Coe served as Trinity's head coach for the three games of the 1947 season before Sanders was promoted from line coach to replace him. The team finished with an overall record of 5–3–2 and a conference mark of 3–2–1.
References
- Victoria Advocate. October 29, 1991. Retrieved January 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1939 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. March 9, 1966. Retrieved January 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Morrow, Art (August 18, 1945). "One-Armed Marine To Play for Eagles". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jack Sanders Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ "Trinity Delays Football Opening". The Austin American. June 23, 1946. Retrieved January 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Line Coach Promoted". The Waco News-Tribune. October 11, 1947. Retrieved January 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Coach Resigns". The Kilgore News Herald. January 4, 1949. Retrieved January 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- The Miami Herald. Retrieved January 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- The Decatur Daily Review. November 2, 1966. Retrieved January 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- The Shreveport Times. December 9, 1966. Retrieved January 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McIntyre, Bill (December 16, 1966). "Introducing the Owner". The Shreveport Times. Retrieved January 19, 2020.