Jim Sandusky

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Jim Sandusky
Date of birth (1961-09-09) September 9, 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth Othello, Washington, U.S.
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL status International
Position(s) WR
US college UNLV
San Diego State
Career history
As coach
1995–1996 Edmonton Eskimos (WR/ST)
As player
1984–1987 BC Lions
1988 Edmonton Eskimos
1989–1990 Seattle Seahawks
1991–1996 Edmonton Eskimos
1998 BC Lions
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star 1987, 1992
CFL West All-Star 1987, 1992

Jim Sandusky (born September 9, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the BC Lions and Edmonton Eskimos. In a 12-year career from 1984 to 1996, he caught 586 passes for 9,737 yards and 69 touchdowns.[ citation needed ]

Sandusky played college football at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and San Diego State University. With the UNLV Rebels, he led the nation in receiving with 68 receptions for 1,346 yards in his junior year. After a coaching change, he transferred schools and redshirted a year. [1] As a senior with the San Diego State Aztecs in 1983, he caught 69 passes for 1,179 yards, [1] and was named a third-team All-American by the Gannett News Service and Football News, [2] [3] and received honorable mention from the Associated Press. [4] He earned first-team all-conference honors in the Western Athletic Conference as both a receiver and a punt returner. [5] He was the most valuable player of the 1984 Hula Bowl. [6]

The BC Lions offered Sandusky a reasonable contract, and he signed with them even before the 1984 NFL draft. He agreed to a three-year deal, averaging $100,000 per year, and a $65,000 signing bonus. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Shea, John (August 7, 1986). "CFL is home to ex-Aztecs Sandusky, Armour". Times-Advocate. p. 16. Retrieved March 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Buchsbaum, Joel S. (November 29, 1983). "Young, not Rozier deserves trophy". The Pensacola Journal. Gannett News Service. p. 3B. Retrieved February 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "All-America". The Sioux City Journal. November 30, 1983. p. C2. Retrieved February 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "The Associated Press 1983 All-America football college team". Santa Cruz Sentinel. AP. December 6, 1983. p. B-3. Retrieved March 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "WAC Names Four Cats On Offense, Three on Defense". The Daily Herald. UPI. November 23, 1983. p. 5. Retrieved February 26, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Young passes West to win in Hula Bowl". The Daily News . Bowling Green, Kentucky. Associated Press. January 8, 1984. pp. 3–B. Retrieved March 11, 2010– via Google News.


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