For a decade, Charlie Sanders was one of the best tight ends in the NFL, a sure-handed pass catcher who helped revolutionize the position. But with the Detroit Lions, that's only part of Sanders ...

For a decade, Charlie Sanders was one of the best tight ends in the NFL, a sure-handed pass catcher who helped revolutionize the position. But with the Detroit Lions, that's only part of Sanders ...

Sanders, who was 68, once told me he played as hard as he could because he figured his overall time with the Lions would be so short that it was imperative that he stood out.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Charlie Sanders died Thursday at age 68. ... "Today we lost one of the greatest Detroit Lions of all time," team president Tom Lewand said in a statement.

DETROIT --The Detroit Lions say Hall of Fame tight end Charlie Sanders has died at age 68.Sanders, who played from 1968 through 1977, died Thursday from cancer. He spent 43 years with the Lions as ...

When Charlie Sanders was drafted in the third round of the 1968 NFL Draft, he became a Detroit Lion for life. After racking up nearly 5,000 receiving yards and appearing in seven Pro Bowls through ...

DETROIT (WWJ) - Sad news coming from the Detroit Lions Thursday afternoon with the announcement that former Detroit Lions great Charlie Sanders has died. A release from the organization outlines ...

ROCHESTER -- Greg Landry needed a ride. The Detroit Lions' first-round draft pick in 1968 had just finished playing in the Chicago All-Star game, a defunct exhibition contest between the nation's ...

The Detroit Lions have not won the NFL title since 1957 and have never won, or even been to, a Super Bowl over the course of their illustrious history. ... 10. Charlie Sanders .

The Detroit Lions today announced the club is inducting OT Lomas Brown into the Pride of the Lions during halftime of their Homecoming game October 30, ... S Yale Lary, QB Bobby Layne, CB Dick LeBeau, ...