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.[1] 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.
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| Born: | June 15, 1916 Plainview, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | March 25, 2000 (aged 83) Lubbock, Texas, U.S. | ||||||
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| College: | Alabama | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1940 / round: 15 / pick: 138 | ||||||
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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.[2] Sanford was also the athletic director at Tarleton State until resigning in early 1960 to work for a sports goods company in Texas.[3]
Head coaching record
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| 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 | ||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "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
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- ^ "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
edit- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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