Lonnie Sanders

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 College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

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and was drafted in the second round of the

1962 NFL draft The 1962 National Football League draft was held on December 4, 1961 at the Sheraton Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. The Washington Redskins used the first overall pick of the draft to select running back Ernie Davis, then subsequently traded him ...

. Sanders was also selected in the tenth round of the

1963 AFL Draft The 1963 American Football League draft was held in Dallas on Saturday, December 1, 1962. The Kansas City Chiefs drafted as the Dallas Texans, as their relocation would take place a few months later. With the first overall selection, they took B ...

by the Denver Broncos. He currently resides with his wife and son in Northwest Washington, D.C. 1941 births Living people Players of American football from Detroit American football cornerbacks Michigan State Spartans football players Washington Redskins players St. Louis Cardinals (football) players {{defensiveback-1940s-stub