RICK SANFORDSanford, Richard FrancisHeight: 6-1 Weight: 192 Born: January 9, 1957 Rock Hill, SC High School: Northwestern (Rock Hill, SC) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | South Carolina | Lettered |
| 1976 | South Carolina | Lettered |
| 1977 | South Carolina | Lettered |
| 1978 | South Carolina | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (25th overall) 1979 New England Patriots |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 New England Patriots (NFL) | 25 | SS | 16 | 4 |
| 1980 New England Patriots (NFL) | 25 | RCB-SS | 16 | 10 |
| 1981 New England Patriots (NFL) | 25 | SS-RCB | 16 | 14 |
| 1982 New England Patriots (NFL) | 25 | FS | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 New England Patriots (NFL) | 25 | FS | 16 | 16 |
| 1984 New England Patriots (NFL) | 25 | FS | 16 | 7 |
| 1985 Seattle Seahawks (NFL) | 25 | S | 5 | 0 |
| 7 Years (NFL) | 94 | 60 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 New England Patriots (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1980 New England Patriots (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1982 New England Patriots (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 New England Patriots (NFL) | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1980 New England Patriots (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 New England Patriots (NFL) | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 21 | 0 |
| 1982 New England Patriots (NFL) | 2 | 105 | 52.5 | 99t | 1 |
| 1983 New England Patriots (NFL) | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 16 | 0 |
| 1984 New England Patriots (NFL) | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 16 | 198 | 12.4 | 99t | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 New England Patriots (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 New England Patriots (NFL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 New England Patriots (NFL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | G20+ | G40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 New England Patriots (NFL) | 10 | 179 | 17.9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 New England Patriots (NFL) | 4 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 14 | 0 | 261 | 18.6 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 New England Patriots (NFL) | 1.0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 1.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 New England Patriots (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 New England Patriots (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 1 |
| 1981 New England Patriots (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 New England Patriots (NFL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 New England Patriots (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 1 |
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