# Jim Sandusky
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{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1961)}}
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{{Use American English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox gridiron football person
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|9|9}}
| birth_place = [Othello, Washington](/source/Othello%2C_Washington), U.S.
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| position1 = Wide receiver
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| high_school = [Othello](/source/Othello_High_School)
| college = [UNLV](/source/UNLV_Rebels_football)
[San Diego State](/source/San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football)
| coaching_years1 = {{CFL Year|1995}}–{{CFL Year|1996}}
| coaching_team1 = [Edmonton Eskimos](/source/Edmonton_Eskimos) (WR/ST)
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|1984}}–{{CFL Year|1987}}
| playing_team1 = [BC Lions](/source/BC_Lions)
| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|1988}}
| playing_team2 = [Edmonton Eskimos](/source/Edmonton_Eskimos)
| playing_years3 = {{NFL Year|1989}}–{{NFL Year|1990}}
| playing_team3 = [Seattle Seahawks](/source/Seattle_Seahawks)
| playing_years4 = {{CFL Year|1991}}–{{CFL Year|1996}}
| playing_team4 = Edmonton Eskimos
| playing_years5 = {{CFL Year|1998}}
| playing_team5 = BC Lions
| career_highlights =
* 2× [Grey Cup champion](/source/Grey_Cup_champion) ([1985](/source/73rd_Grey_Cup), [1993](/source/81st_Grey_Cup))
* 2× CFL All-Star ({{CFL Year|1987}}, {{CFL Year|1992}})
* 2× [CFL West](/source/CFL_West) All-Star ({{CFL Year|1987}}, {{CFL Year|1992}})
* Second-team [All-American](/source/College_Football_All-America_Team) ([1981](/source/1981_College_Football_All-America_Team))
* Third-team All-American ([1983](/source/1983_College_Football_All-America_Team))
* First-team All-[WAC](/source/Western_Athletic_Conference) (1983)
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'''Jim Sandusky''' (born September 9, 1961) is an American former professional [football](/source/gridiron_football) player who was a [wide receiver](/source/wide_receiver) in the [Canadian Football League](/source/Canadian_Football_League) (CFL) for the [BC Lions](/source/BC_Lions) and [Edmonton Eskimos](/source/Edmonton_Eskimos). In a 12-year career from 1984 to 1996, he caught 586 passes for 9,737 yards and 69 touchdowns.{{Cn|date=March 2022}}
Sandusky played [college football](/source/college_football) at the [University of Nevada, Las Vegas](/source/University_of_Nevada%2C_Las_Vegas) (UNLV) and [San Diego State University](/source/San_Diego_State_University). With the [UNLV Rebels](/source/UNLV_Rebels_football), he [led the nation in receiving](/source/List_of_NCAA_major_college_football_yearly_receiving_leaders) with 68 [receptions](/source/reception_(gridiron_football)) for 1,346 yards in his [junior](/source/junior_(education_year)) year. After a coaching change, he transferred schools and [redshirted](/source/redshirt_(college_sports)) a year.[ As a [senior](/source/senior_(education)) with the [San Diego State Aztecs](/source/San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football) in [1983](/source/1983_San_Diego_State_Aztecs_football_team), he caught 69 passes for 1,179 yards,][ and was named a third-team [All-American](/source/College_Football_All-America_Team) by the [Gannett News Service](/source/Gannett_News_Service) and [Football News](/source/Football_News),][{{cite news|first=Joel S.|last=Buchsbaum|title=Young, not Rozier deserves trophy|date=November 29, 1983|newspaper=The Pensacola Journal|page=3B|agency=Gannett News Service|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72113382/|access-date=February 26, 2021|via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}}][{{cite news|title=All-America|date=November 30, 1983|newspaper=The Sioux City Journal|page=C2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72113120/|access-date=February 26, 2021|via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}}] and received honorable mention from the [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press).[{{cite news| title=The Associated Press 1983 All-America football college team|date=December 6, 1983|newspaper=Santa Cruz Sentinel|agency=AP|page=B-3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/santa-cruz-sentinel/142741345/|via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)|access-date=March 5, 2024}}] He earned first-team all-conference honors in the [Western Athletic Conference](/source/Western_Athletic_Conference) as both a receiver and a [punt returner](/source/punt_returner).[{{cite news|title=WAC Names Four Cats On Offense, Three on Defense|date=November 23, 1983|newspaper=The Daily Herald|page=5|agency=UPI|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72113652/|access-date=February 26, 2021|via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}}] He was the [most valuable player](/source/most_valuable_player) of the 1984 [Hula Bowl](/source/Hula_Bowl).[{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cgUbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E0gEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2702,1245345&dq=jim-sandusky&hl=en |title=Young passes West to win in Hula Bowl |work=[The Daily News](/source/The_Daily_News_(Kentucky)) |location=[Bowling Green, Kentucky](/source/Bowling_Green%2C_Kentucky) |agency=[Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) |date=January 8, 1984 |pages=3–B |access-date=March 11, 2010 |via=[Google News](/source/Google_News) }}]
The BC Lions offered Sandusky a reasonable contract, and he signed with them even before the [1984 NFL draft](/source/1984_NFL_draft). He agreed to a three-year deal, averaging $100,000 per year, and a $65,000 signing bonus.[{{cite news|first=John|last=Shea|title=CFL is home to ex-Aztecs Sandusky, Armour|date=August 7, 1986|newspaper=Times-Advocate|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/times-advocate/72122235/|via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)|access-date=March 9, 2024}}]
He was drafted by the Jets in the 2nd round of the [1984 Supplemental Draft](/source/1984_NFL_supplemental_draft_of_USFL_and_CFL_players) but never played for them.
==See also==
* [List of NCAA major college football yearly punt and kickoff return leaders](/source/List_of_NCAA_major_college_football_yearly_punt_and_kickoff_return_leaders)
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{73rd Grey Cup}}
{{81st Grey Cup}}
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Category:1961 births
Category:Living people
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Players of Canadian football from Wisconsin
Category:Canadian football wide receivers
Category:BC Lions players
Category:Edmonton Elks coaches
Category:Edmonton Elks players
Category:San Diego State Aztecs football players
Category:UNLV Rebels football players
Category:People from Othello, Washington
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