George Saimes

George Saimes

No. 24, 26
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	(1941-09-01)September 1, 1941 Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Died:	March 8, 2013(2013-03-08) (aged 71) Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	186 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College:	Michigan State
NFL draft:	1963 / Round: 6 / Pick: 71 (By the Los Angeles Rams)
AFL draft:	1963 / Round: 6 / Pick: 48 (By the Kansas City Chiefs)
Career history
Buffalo Bills (1963–1969) Denver Broncos (1970–1972)
Career highlights and awards
2× AFL champion (1964, 1965) 3× First-team All-AFL (1964, 1965, 1967) 2× Second-team All-AFL (1966, 1968) 5× AFL All-Star (1964–1968) AFL All-Time Team Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame Buffalo Bills 50th Anniversary Team Consensus All-American (1962) Third-team All-American (1961) 2× First-team All-Big Ten (1961–1962)
Career NFL statistics
Games played - started: 121 - 24 Interceptions: 22 Fumble recoveries - for TDs: 4 - 1
Player stats at PFR

George Thomas Saimes (September 1, 1941 – March 8, 2013) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back for the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League (AFL). He played college football as a fullback for the Michigan State Spartans. He won AFL championships with the Bills 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

• List of American Football League players

References