Emanuel Zanders
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Position: | Guard |
Personal information | |
Born: | Demopolis, Alabama, U.S. | July 31, 1951
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 248 lb (112 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | U.S. Jones (AL) |
College: | Jackson State |
Undrafted: | 1974 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Emanuel Zanders (born July 31, 1951) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League. He played for the New Orleans Saints from 1974 to 1980, and he played for the Chicago Bears in 1981. He played college football at Jackson State University.[1]
Zanders is a member of the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame 25 Years All-Time Team.[citation needed] He was a Saints captain from 1976 to 1979.[citation needed] In 1979, he was voted as the Saints Offensive Lineman of the Year.[citation needed] Other honors Zanders received in his professional career was the Soulful Saints, Inc. Offensive Player of the Year, 1978 and the National Sports Foundation Offensive Player of the Year, 1980.[citation needed]
Zanders was inducted into the Jackson State University Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Emanuel Zanders". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
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