George Saimes
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | September 1, 1941 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Canton, Ohio | ||||||||
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| Place of death: | Canton, Ohio | ||||||||
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| College: | Michigan State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1963 / Round: 6 / Pick: 71 (By the Los Angeles Rams) |
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| AFL draft: | 1963 / Round: 6 / Pick: 48 (By the Kansas City Chiefs) |
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George Thomas Saimes (September 1, 1941 – March 8, 2013) was an American football defensive back and fullback for Michigan State University and the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, which produced American Football League Championships in 1964 and 1965.
Saimes was born and died in Canton, Ohio. In 1964 he had a career-high six interceptions and earned the first of his five American Football League All-Star Game appearances. He made The Sporting News All-AFL Team in 1964, 1965 and 1967. Former Pro Football writer and president of the Pro Football Writers Association, Larry Felser, calls Saimes "the finest open-field tackler in the league."
He achieved All-American Football League honors five times, and is a member of the American Football League All-Time Team, the Buffalo Bills' Wall of Fame, and the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame.
Saimes went on to be a professional football scout with the Blesto V Combine, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Washington Redskins, and the Houston Texans. Saimes died in Canton of leukemia on March 8, 2013.[1]
See also
References
External links
- Saimes' citation on the American Football League Hall of Fame site (a fan-created site)
- George Saimes at Pro-Football-Reference.com
- George Saimes football cards
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- 1941 births
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- Sportspeople from Canton, Ohio
- Players of American football from Ohio
- All-American college football players
- American football linebackers
- American football running backs
- Michigan State Spartans football players
- Buffalo Bills (AFL) players
- American Football League champions
- American Football League All-Star players
- American Football League All-Time Team
- Denver Broncos players
- Deaths from leukemia
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