Tony Sands

Tony Sands is an American former Kansas Jayhawks football player who played from 1988 to 1991.

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

Record game

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]

Post-college

Sands had a brief stint with the Arizona Cardinals[5] and also briefly coached for Kansas.[3] Many have stated that Sands was likely overly looked 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. dnoll5 (2014-07-30). "Know Your KU History: Tony Sands". Rock Chalk Talk. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  4. Writer, CHRIS LAZZARINO, Staff. "GOING LATE OK WITH BENTON; SANDS LEFT BEHIND". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  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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