Jim Sandusky
Born: (1961-09-09) September 9, 1961
Othello, Washington
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)WR
CollegeUNLV
San Diego State
Career history
As coach
19951996Edmonton Eskimos (WR/ST)
As player
19841987BC Lions
1988Edmonton Eskimos
19891990Seattle Seahawks
19911996Edmonton Eskimos
1998BC Lions
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star1987, 1992
CFL West All-Star1987, 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.

Sandusky played college football at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and San Diego State University. As a senior with the San Diego State Aztecs in 1983, he was named a third-team All-American by the Gannett News Service and Football News.[1][2] He earned first-team all-conference honors in the Western Athletic Conference as both a receiver and a punt returner.[3] He was the most valuable player of the 1984 Hula Bowl.[4]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. "All-America". The Sioux City Journal. November 30, 1983. p. C2. Retrieved February 26, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "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.
  4. "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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