Ketric Sanford is an American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 running back

Running back

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A native of Corsicana, Texas

Corsicana, Texas

Corsicana is a city in Navarro County, Texas, United States. It is located on Interstate 45 some fifty-five miles south of downtown Dallas. The population was 24,485 at the 2000 census...

, Sanford prepped

High school football

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 at Corsicana High School under coach Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson (American football)

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 from 1993 to 1995. Sanford carried the ball 1,058 times and as of 2011, fourth all-time in Texas high school football behind , Robert Strait

Robert Strait

Robert Strait is a former American football running back.Strait is considered one of the best high school football players in Texas history. While playing at Cuero High School from 1985–88, Strait rushed for 8,411 yards on a state-record 1,131 carries and scored 841 points...

 and Billy Sims

Billy Sims

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. During the 1994 season he carried the ball 475 times, still a state record for rushing attempts in a single season.

He played collegiately at the University of Houston

University of Houston

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, where he finished his career as the Cougars’

Houston Cougars football

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 all-time leading rusher with 3,636 yards, rushing touchdowns and all-purpose yards. As a senior, he received an honorable mention All-America

All-America

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 choice by The Football News, as well as a first-team All-Conference USA

Conference USA

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 selection. Sanford first topped the 1,000-yard mark as a junior with 1,054 rushing yards.

Sanford went undrafted in the 2000 NFL Draft

2000 NFL Draft

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 and played the 2000 season for the Memphis Maniax

Memphis Maniax

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