Lonnie Sanders

American football player (born 1941)

Lonnie Sanders
No. 40, 42
Born: (1941-11-06) November 6, 1941 (age 82)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Cornerback
CollegeMichigan State
AFL draft1963, Round: 10, Pick: 77
(By the Denver Broncos)
NFL draft1963, Round: 2, Pick: 22
Career history
As player
1963–1967Washington Redskins
1968–1969St. Louis Cardinals
Career stats
  • Playing stats at NFL.com

Lonnie J. Sanders, Jr. (born November 6, 1941) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the St. Louis Cardinals. He played college football at Michigan State University and was drafted in the second round of the 1962 NFL draft. Sanders was also selected in the tenth round of the 1963 AFL Draft by the Denver Broncos.

He currently resides with his wife and son in Northwest Washington, D.C.

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Washington Redskins 1963 NFL draft selections
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Denver Broncos 1963 AFL draft selections


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