Johnny Sanders was an American professional football executive in the National Football League.
12 Facts About Johnny Sanders
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Johnny Sanders was the general manager of the San Diego Chargers for 11 seasons from 1976 until 1986, developing them into a Super Bowl contender.
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Johnny Sanders was named the NFL executive of the year by Sporting News in 1979.
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Johnny Sanders played college football as a halfback at Occidental College.
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Johnny Sanders joined the Los Angeles Rams as a part-time scout in 1952, and was named director of player personnel in 1964.
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Johnny Sanders became their assistant general manager in 1969, while continuing as the team's chief scout.
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Johnny Sanders joined the San Diego Chargers in 1975 as owner Gene Klein's assistant for player personnel.
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Johnny Sanders was named the Sporting News NFL Executive of the Year in 1979.
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Johnny Sanders helped assemble Chargers teams, led by coach Don Coryell and his record-setting Air Coryell pass offense, which twice advanced to American Football Conference championship games, falling short of the Super Bowl both times in 1980 and 1981.
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Johnny Sanders rarely spoke publicly while working under Klein, who generally spoke for Chargers' management.
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Johnny Sanders was later an administrative consultant for the San Diego Gulls, who were a first-year franchise in the International Hockey League in 1990.
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Johnny Sanders died of apparent heart failure on October 26,1990, at Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, California.