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American football player and coach (1916–2000)

American football player

Sandy Sanford

No. 34

Position:

End

Personal information

Born:

(1916-06-15)June 15, 1916
Plainview, Arkansas, U.S.

Died:

March 25, 2000(2000-03-25) (aged 83)
Lubbock, Texas, U.S.

Career information

College:

Alabama

NFL draft:

1940 / round: 15 / pick: 138

Career history

As a player:

Washington Redskins (1940)

As a coach:

Paragould HS (AR) (1948–1950)
Head coach
Tarleton State (1951–1959)
Head coach

As an administrator:

Paragould HS (AR) (1948–1951)
Athletic director
Tarleton State (?–1960)
Athletic director

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	7
Receptions:	1
Receiving yards:	13

Hayward Allen "Sandy" Sanford (June 15, 1916 – March 25, 2000) was an American football player and coach. He was selected in the 15th round of the 1940 NFL draft. He played professionally as an end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. Sanford played college football at the University of Alabama. He was recruited by Bear Bryant, an assistant at Alabama at the time. He was also a kicker and won two games by kicking field goals for the Crimson Tide during the 1937 season that put them in the 1938 Rose Bowl. Sanford left the NFL after one season to join the United States Navy and served as an officer during World War II. He was the head football coach at Tarleton State College—now known as Tarleton State University–from 1951 to 1959.

Sanford was the head football coach at athletic director at Paragould High School in Paragould, Arkansas from 1948 to 1951. He succeeded Willie Zapalac as head football coach at Tarleton State in 1951. Sanford was also the athletic director at Tarleton State until resigning in early 1960 to work for a sports goods company in Texas.

Head coaching record

Junior college football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Tarleton State Plowboys (Pioneer Conference) (1951–1960)
1951	Tarleton State	3–5–1	1–2–1	T–3rd
1952	Tarleton State	6–3	2–2	T–2nd
1953	Tarleton State	3–6	2–2	T–2nd
1954	Tarleton State	5–3–1	3–0–1	1st
1955	Tarleton State	5–4	1–3	T–3rd
1956	Tarleton State	7–1–1	3–1	T–1st
1957	Tarleton State	2–7	1–3	4th
1958	Tarleton State	1–9	0–6	7th
1959	Tarleton State	1–8	0–5	6th
Tarleton State:		33–46–3	13–24–2
Total:		33–46–3
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

References

"1940 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
"Arkansas Hi School Coach Get Tarleton State Post". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. June 6, 1951. p. 26. Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
"Sanford Quits At Tarleton". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. January 16, 1960. p. 11. Retrieved June 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference

v t e Tarleton State Texans head football coaches
No coach or record (1904–1914) Arthur Bell Hays (1915–1917) No team (1918) Arthur Bell Hays (1919) W. J. Wisdom (1920–1922) Davis R. Pena (1923) W. J. Wisdom (1924–1928) W. A. Hall (1929) W. J. Wisdom (1930–1935) Choc Sanders (1936–1937) James Earl Rudder (1938–1940) Tommy J. Fields (1941) No team (1942–1943) Jimmie Marshall (1944) Marshall Hughes (1945) Dutch Flory (1946–1948) Willie Zapalac (1949–1950) Sandy Sanford (1951–1959) Johnny Dunn (1960–1966) Hobart Lytal (1967–1969) Lloyd Taylor (1970–1972) Buddy Fornes (1973–1982) Bobby Fox (1983–1984) Bill Pringle (1985–1987) Hal McAfee (1988–1992) Ronnie Roemisch (1993–1995) Todd Whitten (1996) Craig Wederquist (1997–1999) Todd Whitten (2000–2004) Sam McElroy (2005–2009) Cary Fowler (2010–2015) Todd Whitten (2016– )

Tarleton State Texans head football coaches

No coach or record (1904–1914)
Arthur Bell Hays (1915–1917)
No team (1918)
Arthur Bell Hays (1919)
W. J. Wisdom (1920–1922)
Davis R. Pena (1923)
W. J. Wisdom (1924–1928)
W. A. Hall (1929)
W. J. Wisdom (1930–1935)
Choc Sanders (1936–1937)
James Earl Rudder (1938–1940)
Tommy J. Fields (1941)
No team (1942–1943)
Jimmie Marshall (1944)
Marshall Hughes (1945)
Dutch Flory (1946–1948)
Willie Zapalac (1949–1950)
Sandy Sanford (1951–1959)
Johnny Dunn (1960–1966)
Hobart Lytal (1967–1969)
Lloyd Taylor (1970–1972)
Buddy Fornes (1973–1982)
Bobby Fox (1983–1984)
Bill Pringle (1985–1987)
Hal McAfee (1988–1992)
Ronnie Roemisch (1993–1995)
Todd Whitten (1996)
Craig Wederquist (1997–1999)
Todd Whitten (2000–2004)
Sam McElroy (2005–2009)
Cary Fowler (2010–2015)
Todd Whitten (2016– )

v t e Tarleton State Texans men's basketball head coaches
Arthur Bell Hays (1920–1922) W. J. Wisdom (1922–1942) Jimmie Marshall (1942–1946) Marshall Hughes (1946–1950) Willie Zapalac (1950–1951) Joe Abbey (1951–1954) Sandy Sanford (1954–1959) Don R. Campbell (1959–1969) Roger McQueary (1969–1972) Lonnie Nichols (1972–1973) Jerry Stone (1973–1977) Bruce Craig (1977–1978) Sherman Perry (1978–1988) Lonn Reisman (1988–2018) Chris Reisman (2018–2020) Billy Gillispie (2020–2023) Joseph Jones # (2023– ) # denotes interim head coach

Tarleton State Texans men's basketball head coaches

Arthur Bell Hays (1920–1922)
W. J. Wisdom (1922–1942)
Jimmie Marshall (1942–1946)
Marshall Hughes (1946–1950)
Willie Zapalac (1950–1951)
Joe Abbey (1951–1954)
Sandy Sanford (1954–1959)
Don R. Campbell (1959–1969)
Roger McQueary (1969–1972)
Lonnie Nichols (1972–1973)
Jerry Stone (1973–1977)
Bruce Craig (1977–1978)
Sherman Perry (1978–1988)
Lonn Reisman (1988–2018)
Chris Reisman (2018–2020)
Billy Gillispie (2020–2023)
Joseph Jones # (2023– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Washington Redskins 1940 NFL draft selections
Ed Boell Buddy Banker Bill Kirchem Joe Boyd Roy Zimmerman Bud Orf Bob Hoffman Bob Seymour Howard Stoecker Allen Johnson Sam Bartholomew Ernie Lain Sandy Sanford Bolo Perdue Steve Andrako Jay Graybeal Charley Slagle Buck Murphy Mel Wetzel Steve Sitko

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