 Sanders (far right) at his Pro Football Hall of Fame Bust Unveiling Ceremony at Ford Field in 2007 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||
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| High school: | James B. Dudley (Greensboro, North Carolina) | ||||||||
| College: | Minnesota (1965–1967) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1968 / round: 3 / pick: 74 | ||||||||
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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.