American gridiron football player (born 1961)
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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^ a b c Shea, John (August 7, 1986). "CFL is home to ex-Aztecs Sandusky, Armour" . Times-Advocate . p. 16. Retrieved March 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ 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 .
^ "All-America" . The Sioux City Journal . November 30, 1983. p. C2. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .