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were arrested on 20 June 1972 by federal narcotics agents on charges related to cocaine possession and trafficking. The charges against
Sanford were later dismissed by the federal government. Sanford currently splits his time between Plano, Texas and Stockholm, Sweden with his wife, Jannie Sanford.
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His senior season saw him post 13.4 points (behind only
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874:[American basketball tonight in Torino].
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359:. He did not play for the Royals, spending the
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1110:Career statistics and player information from
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686:"Sanford confident of Lobo win tonight"
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1017:[Saclà, European dimension].
395:American Basketball Association Draft
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649:"New Mexico loses second top player"
872:"Basket americano stasera a Torino"
554:Lobo Basketball 2014-15 media guide
461:Freshmen were ineligible until 1972
684:Carlos Salazar (29 January 1969).
440:Sanford and former Lobos teammate
424:from 1973, before turning up for
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416:Sanford later moved to the Swiss
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514:"Utah State basketball: 1970-71"
484:Stevens, Richard (9 June 2013).
713:LeRoy Bearman (13 March 1968).
122:: 4th round, 51st overall pick
1192:Los Angeles Lakers draft picks
955:"Ron Sanford 1971-72 Game Log"
902:"ABA player drafts – 1969 ABA"
747:"Heartache from the beginning"
16:Professional basketball player
1:
1172:Dallas Chaparrals draft picks
1167:Cincinnati Royals draft picks
745:Smith, Mark (19 March 2014).
1157:Caen Basket Calvados players
355:(51st pick overall) by the
1187:Lega Basket Serie A players
1077:"Narcotics charges dropped"
1015:"Saclà, dimensione europea"
935:. 18 July 1971. p. F-3
927:"Ron Sanford Ready for ABA"
657:. Albuquerque, New Mexico.
303:Western Athletic Conference
244:at Basketball-Reference.com
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101:Fort Dodge JC (1965–1966)
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959:basketball-reference.com
71:215 lb (98 kg)
691:The Albuquerque Tribune
603:"Lobos can hardly wait"
46:New York City, New York
1045:"Pro stars are jailed"
988:New Pittsburgh Courier
1212:Reyer Venezia players
1197:Lugano Tigers players
1050:The Victoria Advocate
1162:Centers (basketball)
384:Trans World Airlines
286:in his home town of
25:Personal information
1095:Google News Archive
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932:Albuquerque Journal
823:Media guide 2014–15
808:Media guide 2014–15
793:Media guide 2014–15
778:Media guide 2014–15
752:Albuquerque Journal
720:Albuquerque Journal
671:Google News Archive
633:Media guide 2014–15
620:Google News Archive
586:Media guide 2014–15
347:Professional career
325:in their own arena
282:Sanford played for
266:, he played in the
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654:Lodi News-Sentinel
399:1971–72 ABA season
376:Los Angeles Lakers
89:Brooklyn, New York
76:Career information
984:Fultonhistory.com
391:Dallas Chaparrals
357:Cincinnati Royals
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614:5 September
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530:5 September
498:5 September
442:Greg Howard
407:Simmie Hill
338:Greg Howard
323:Santa Clara
260:post player
107:(1966–1969)
81:High school
52:Nationality
20:Ron Sanford
1121:Categories
1082:The Ledger
986:. Dallas:
848:LegaBasket
469:References
422:Pregassona
315:Ron Nelson
299:New Mexico
264:New Mexico
256:basketball
204:Pregassona
105:New Mexico
36:1946-06-11
525:Utah Utes
301:, in the
220:1978–1979
210:1975–1978
200:1973–1975
190:1971–1972
170:1969–1970
138:1969–1979
115:NBA draft
1021:LaStampa
939:29 March
906:APBR.org
878:LaStampa
727:29 March
698:29 March
436:Personal
292:New York
288:Brooklyn
270:for the
143:Position
55:American
1019:Archivo
876:Archivo
491:goLobos
386:squad.
365:Serie A
327:The Pit
194:Caen BC
96:College
85:Wingate
426:Lugano
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214:Lugano
157:Number
147:Center
843:(PDF)
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449:Notes
430:Pully
367:with
236:Stats
224:Pully
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