Reuben Sanders
1972 - Football - Tutuni/Rogue River

DATE OF BIRTH: July 10, 1876
DATE OF DEATH: December 20, 1957

  • BIRTH PLACE: Corvallis, Oregon
  • TRIBE: Tututni/Rogue River Indian
  • EDUCATION: Chemawa Indian School
  • SPORTS DATA: Football - Halfback

Achievements:Teams Sanders Played For
  • Chemawa Indian School
  • Willamette College - four years
  • Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club
  • Salem Capital Athletic Club
COMMENTS:
  • Reuben Sanders is described as being one of the State of Oregon’s greatest All-Time Football Players and All-Around Athletes. He was a veritable plague to University of Oregon teams of his period. In those not too strict eligibility days, Sanders played against the University of Oregon team, four times during one season, representing 4 different teams. He was inducted into the State of Oregon Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.
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