Tony Sands
No. 12
PositionRunning back
Personal information
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolSt. Thomas Aquinas (FL)
Career highlights and awards
  • Most rushing attempts in a single game – FBS (58)
  • Big-Eight Offensive Player of the Year (1991)
  • All-Big Eight First Team (1991)
  • All-American Third Team (1991
  • All-time Big Eight single-season rushing yards leader

Tony Sands is a former American football running back. He played in college at the University of Kansas.

College career

Sands is most notable for holding the all-time Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) record for the most rushing attempts in a single game, with 58 carries.[1] In the same game, Sands broke the FBS record for most yards in a game with 396, a record that stood for eight years until it was broken by LaDainian Tomlinson in 1999.[2] Both records were originally set by Sands during a game against Missouri on November 23, 1991. Kansas won the game 53–29 with Sands accounting for four touchdowns.[3] He finished his senior season with 1,442 yards and nine touchdowns and was named the Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year.[4]

Pro career and coaching career

Sands had a brief stint (tryout) with the Arizona Cardinals[5] and also briefly coached for Kansas.[3] Many have stated that Sands was likely overlooked for an extended pro career due to his short stature at 5 ft 6 in.[3][4] Since 1993, Sands has run a speed training program for NFL and college football players.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Sands Tears Up Rushing Record With 396 Yards". Los Angeles Times. 1991-11-24. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  2. ↑ "Oklahoma's Samaje Perine sets new FBS rushing record with 427 yards". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  3. 1 2 3 dnoll5 (2014-07-30). "Know Your KU History: Tony Sands". Rock Chalk Talk. Retrieved 2020-04-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. 1 2 Writer, CHRIS LAZZARINO, Staff. "GOING LATE OK WITH BENTON; SANDS LEFT BEHIND". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved 2020-04-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ "Top 15 players from St. Thomas Aquinas". ESPN.com. 2011-09-22. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  6. ↑ "About Us – GetSandsational.com". Retrieved 2020-04-07.
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