caption draftyear death_date death_place birth_place statvalue hof article_title position draftround college birth_date nfl number image draftpick statlabel
sanders hall of fame bust unveiling ceremony at ford field in -lrb- 2007 far right -rrb- at his pro football 1968 02 july 2015 royal oak , michigan richlands , north carolina 336 4,817 31 266 charlie sanders
 tight end 3 minnesota 25 august 1946 san212052 88 charliesanders-hofceremony . jpg 74 receptions receiving yards touchdowns
charlie sanders

charles alvin sanders -lrb- august 25 , 1946 july 2 , 2015 -rrb- was an american football player who played tight end for the detroit lions of the national football league from 1968 to 1977 .
sanders was chosen for the nfl 's 1970s all-decade team and voted into the pro football hall of fame in 2007 .
