| Date of birth | (1955-05-14) May 14, 1955 (age 69) |
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| Place of birth | Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| CFL status | International |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
| US college | Carson–Newman |
| NFL draft | 1979 / round: 11 / pick: 288 |
| Drafted by | New York Jets |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1979 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 1979–1980 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Career stats | |
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Danny Sanders (born May 14, 1955) is a former American football quarterback who played two seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the eleventh round of the 1979 NFL draft. He played college football at Carson–Newman University. Sanders was inducted into the South Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame in 2008 and the Carson-Newman Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.
References
- "1979 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- "Carson-Newman to Induct Eight in 2010 Hall of Fame Class". cneagles.com. February 18, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
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