Ken Sanders (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1950)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Ken Sanders

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| number = 82, 89

| position = Defensive end

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|8|22|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Valley Mills, Texas, U.S.

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 240

| high_school = Valley Mills (TX)

| college = Howard Payne

| draftyear = 1972

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 65

| pastteams =

• Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1972|1979}})
• Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1980|1981}})

| highlights =

• Second-team Little All-American (1971)

| statlabel1 = Sacks

| statvalue1 = 38.5

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 4

| pfr = S/SandKe20

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Kenneth Sanders (born August 22, 1950) is a former American football defensive end.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-clifton-record/163719827/ | title=Tribune-Herald sports article features Ken Sanders' career | work=The Clifton Record | date=November 24, 1977 | accessdate=23 January 2025}} He attended Howard Payne University and was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 1972 NFL draft. He played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Lions from 1972 to 1979, and he played with the Minnesota Vikings from 1980 to 1981.{{Cite web |title=Ken Sanders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SandKe20.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003103118/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SandKe20.htm |archive-date=2022-10-03 |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}