John Saunders (American Football Player)

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John Saunders
Position (s):
Defensive Back 		Jersey numbers:
21, 28, 33
born on April 29, 1950
died on February 11, 2001
Career information
Active : 1972 - 1975
NFL Draft : 1972 / Round: 4 / Pick: 87
College : Toledo
Teams
Career statistics
Games played     9
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

  • No notable successes

John Wesley Saunders III (born April 29, 1950 in Toledo , Ohio - † February 11, 2001 ) was an American American football player. He played for three seasons as the defensive back position in the National Football League (NFL).

Career

Saunders played college football at the University of Toledo for the Toledo Rockets from 1969 to 1971 . He was part of the defense that helped the Rockets win all 35 games for three consecutive seasons. In 1970 and 1971 he also played basketball for the Rockets . Saunders was invited to play in the All-American Bowl after his time in Toledo . 2013 he was honored for his achievements in the Varsity 'T' Hall of Fame , the hall of fame of the Toledo Rockets added.

In the 1972 NFL Draft, Saunders was selected in the fourth round as the 87th player by the Los Angeles Rams . However, he did not play a game for the Rams. In 1972 he played two games for the Buffalo Bills instead . In 1973 he moved to the Canadian Football League (CFL), where he played one season for the Edmonton Eskimos . In the following two years he played for the San Francisco 49ers , where he played seven games.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b ESKIMOS ALL-TIME ROSTER: S - T. In: esks.com. Edmonton Eskimos, accessed February 11, 2018 : "SAUNDERS, John 28 1 73"
  2. ↑ John Wesley Saunders (Football 1969-1971 and Basketball 1970-71). In: utrockets.com. Toledo Rockets, March 17, 2015, accessed on February 11, 2018 (English): “John Wesley Saunders was a three-year starter for the famous 35-0 Rocket football teams from 1969-71. A safety, Saunders helped lead the Rockets' defense to the No. 1 ranking in the nation in all three seasons. He was selected first-team All-MAC in 1971. Saunders also played basketball in the 1970-71 season under coach Bob Nichols. He was later selected to play in the 1972 All-American Bowl. "
  3. ↑ NFL Draft history: see 51 top-100 picks from Ohio colleges, other than Ohio State. In: cleveland.com. Cleveland.com, April 18, 2017, accessed February 11, 2018 : "Defensive back John Saunders from Toledo was a fourth-round draft pick, 87th overall, by the Los Angeles Rams in 1972."
personal data
SURNAME Saunders, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Saunders III, John Wesley (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH April 29, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Toledo , Ohio
DATE OF DEATH February 11, 2001