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| Anderson,
Gary |
Cribbs,
Joe |
James,
Craig |
Mills,
Sam |
Sanders,
Ricky |
| Banaszak,
John |
Dupree,
Marcus |
Johnson,
Trumaine |
Minnifield,
Frank |
Sipe,
Brian |
| Barbaro,
Gary |
Eatman,
Irv |
Jordan,
Buford |
Norwood,
Scott |
Spencer,
Tim |
| Bentley,
Ray |
Evans,
Vince |
Kelly,
Jim |
Oates,
Bart |
Stoudt,
Cliff |
| Bradley,
Luther |
Fitzkee,
Scott |
Lacy,
Ken |
Pinney,
Ray |
Townsell,
JoJo |
| Bryant,
Kelvin |
Flutie,
Doug |
Landeta,
Sean |
Plummer,
Gary |
Truvillion,
Eric |
| Carter,
Anthony |
Fusina,
Chuck |
Landry,
Greg |
Ramsey,
Tom |
Walker,
Herschel |
| Clark,
Gary |
Greenwood,
David |
Lathrop,
Kit |
Reaves,
John |
White,
Reggie |
| Collier,
Reggie |
Hebert,
Bobby |
Mazzetti,
Tim |
Ross,
Dan |
White,
Stan |
| Corker,
John |
Hohensee,
Mike |
Miller,
Cleo |
Rozier,
Mike |
Young,
Steve |
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Picked
up from Southwest Texas State by the expansion Houston
Gamblers in the 1984 USFL Territorial Draft, wide
receiver Ricky Sanders saw playing near his hometown and
alongside fellow rookie QB Jim Kelly as preferable to
playing in the NFL. His signing with the Gamblers
proved to be a choice that would set his career on a
faster track than most would have expected.
A key part of the Gamblers high-flying "run and
shoot" offense, Sanders caught an astounding 101
passes for 1,378 yards and 11 touchdowns. Seeing
as how Sanders total eclipsed that of 1983 "record
holder" Trumaine Johnson by 20 catches, you'd think
Sanders would hold the USFL record - but he didn't, in
fact he didn't even lead his own team in
receptions, as Richard Johnson would snare 115 catches
for the Gamblers. The pass catching duo would help
lead the expansion team to an impressive 13-5-0 record
in its first season, winning the USFL Central Division
title in the process. The following year Sanders
made less of an impact, but still caught 48 passes and 7
for touchdowns to help the Gamblers return to the
post-season. Among those retained in the New
Jersey Generals-Houston Gamblers merger after the 1985
season, he'd never wear the red, white and blue as the
USFL closed up shop. Moving
on to the NFL and the Washington Redskins, Sanders would
go on to play ten years in the NFL and eight in
Washington. With the Redskins he would be part of
two NFL championship teams, winning Super Bowls XXII and
XXVI. After the 1993 season Sanders joined the
Atlanta Falcons for two years, then wound up his career
in 1995 with Redskins teammate Gary Clark as a member of
the Miami Dolphins.
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