Dan Sandifer

No. 20, 81, 31, 21, 23

Position:

Defensive back, halfback,
Punt returner, kick returner

Personal information

Date of birth:

March 1, 1927

Place of birth:

Shreveport, Louisiana

Date of death:

August 15, 1987 (aged 60)

Place of death:

Shreveport, Louisiana

Career information

College:

LSU

NFL Draft:

1948 / Round: 3 / Pick: 28

Career history

Career highlights and awards

NFL records

4 interceptions in a game (tied)
2 interception return touchdowns in a game

Career NFL statistics

Interceptions:	23
Touchdowns:	9
Player stats at NFL.com

Daniel Padgett Sandifer (March 1, 1927 – August 15, 1987), was an American football defensive back who played with six National Football League teams from 1948 to 1953. Because of World War II, he was one of the few college football players to play in two College All-Star Games.

Sandifer was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 1948 NFL Draft out of Louisiana State, and that same season he led the NFL with a then record 13 interceptions. Dick "Night Train" Lane's 14 interceptions in a season is the only time Sandifer's record was surpassed in NFL history. Sandifer's 13 interceptions remains the All-Time single season interception record for the Washington Redskins. He also is included in a group of NFL players who hold the record for most interceptions in a game; four – Washington vs. Boston, Oct. 31, 1948, and in that same game returned two interceptions for touchdowns, a record that has never been surpassed. Sandifer was an architect and a ranked amateur tennis player after his NFL days. He was one of the architects of the Louisiana State University Student Union Building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He died of heart disease in 1987.

Washington Redskins 1948 NFL Draft selections

Harry Gilmer Lowell Tew Tommy Thompson Dan Sandifer Jack Weisenburger Jack Kurkowski Jerry Cady Bob Anderson Mike Katrishen Ed Marshall Ted Andrus Carl Suss Chick Jagade Ed Quirk Art Pollard Chuck Newman Dale Schwartzkaph Ray Pearcy Gene Vellela Cloyce Box Bryan Bell Joel Williams Lou Holtsma Floyd Lawhorn Dick West Roland Oakes Ed Watkins Don Corbitt Buddy Bowden Vic Paulson Barney Welch

Draft years 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1950 AAFC 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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