1. Daniel Padgett Sandifer was an American professional football player who was a defensive back, halfback, receiver, and kick returner for six teams in the National Football League from 1948 to 1953.
16 Facts About Dan Sandifer
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Dan Sandifer currently holds the Washington Redskins team record for most interceptions in a season set in his rookie year, 1948.
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Dan Sandifer had interceptions in six consecutive games during his rookie year in 1948.
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Dan Sandifer was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 1948 NFL draft out of Louisiana State.
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Dick "Night Train" Lane's 14 interceptions in a season is the only time Dan Sandifer's record was surpassed in NFL history.
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Dan Sandifer is included in a group of NFL players who hold the record for most interceptions in a game, intercepting four passes against the Boston Yanks on Halloween 1948, returning two of them for touchdowns, a record that has never been broken.
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Dan Sandifer had 74 career carries for 247 yards and one touchdown, with his first two seasons with the Redskins and his 1951 season with the Eagles being where he had most of his use.
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Dan Sandifer had 30 receptions for 510 yards and 5 touchdowns.
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Dan Sandifer finished in the top 10 of punt returns in the league three times, finishing 3rd in 1948,6th in 1949, and 9th in 1950.
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Dan Sandifer had 63 kickoffs for 1,367 yards and one touchdown.
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Dan Sandifer was first in kick return yards and kick returns in 1948 along with 1st in kick returns in 1949 and 2nd in kickoff returns.
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Dan Sandifer finished in the top 5 of all-purpose yards, finishing 3rd in 1948 with 1,340 and 4th the next year with 1,161.
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Dan Sandifer had 23 career interceptions, with 13 being in his rookie season.
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Dan Sandifer was an architect and a ranked amateur tennis player after his NFL days.
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Dan Sandifer was one of the architects of the Louisiana State University Student Union Building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Dan Sandifer died of heart disease on August 15,1987.