Charlie Sanders

Receptions:	336
Receiving yards:	4,817
Receiving touchdowns:	31

Charlie Sanders
	Sanders (far right) at his Pro Football Hall of Fame Bust Unveiling Ceremony at Ford Field in 2007
No. 88
Position:	Tight end
Personal information
Born:	August 25, 1946; Richlands, North Carolina, U.S.
Died:	July 2, 2015 (aged 68); Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:	James B. Dudley; (Greensboro, North Carolina)
College:	Minnesota (1965–1967)
NFL draft:	1968 / Round: 3 / Pick: 74
Career history
	Detroit Lions (1968–1977);
Career highlights and awards
	3× First-team All-Pro (1969–1971); 7× Pro Bowl (1968–1971, 1974–1976); NFL 1970s All-Decade Team; Pride of the Lions; Detroit Lions 75th Anniversary Team; Detroit Lions All-Time Team;
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	336
Receiving yards:	4,817
Receiving touchdowns:	31
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame

Charles Alvin Sanders (August 25, 1946 – July 2, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a tight end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) from 1968 to 1977. Sanders was chosen for the NFL's 1970s All-Decade Team and voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007.

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