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GEORGE SAUER

Sauer, George Henry, Jr.
Height: 6-2 Weight: 199
Born: November 10, 1943 Sheboygan, WI
Died: May 7, 2013 Westerville, OH
High School: Waco (TX)

Year	College	Status
1963	Texas	Lettered
1964	Texas	Lettered

Draft: 5th round (36th overall) 1965 New York Jets (redshirt)

Relatives: Son of George Sauer

NFL Playoff Statistics

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1965 New York Jets (AFL)1965 NYJ AFL	83	TE-SE	14	11
1966 New York Jets (AFL)1966 NYJ AFL	83	SE	14	14
1967 New York Jets (AFL)1967 NYJ AFL	83	SE	14	14
1968 New York Jets (AFL)1968 NYJ AFL	83	SE	14	14
1969 New York Jets (AFL)1969 NYJ AFL	83	WR	14	14
1970 New York Jets (NFL)1970 NYJ NFL	83	WR	14	12
1974 New York Stars/Charlotte Hornets (WFL)1974 NY-C WFL	9	WR
6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL			84	79

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	11/28/1964	1965 New York Jets (AFL)1965 NYJ AFL
Signed	1/31/1965	1965 New York Jets (AFL)1965 NYJ AFL
Retired	4/16/1971	1970 New York Jets (NFL)1970 NYJ NFL
Signed	2/5/1974	1974 New York Stars/Charlotte Hornets (WFL)1974 NY-C WFL
Free Agent		1974 New York Stars/Charlotte Hornets (WFL)1974 NY-C WFL

AWARDS
1967 United Press International All-AFL
1967 Associated Press All-AFL
1967 The Sporting News All-AFL
1967 New York Daily News All-AFL
1968 United Press International All-AFL
1968 Associated Press All-AFL
1968 The Sporting News All-AFL
1968 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL
1968 Pro Football Weekly All-AFL
1968 Pro Football Weekly All-Pro

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1965 New York Jets (AFL)1965 NYJ AFL	2	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	12
1966 New York Jets (AFL)1966 NYJ AFL	5	0	0		1	1	-	0	0		-	0	32
1967 New York Jets (AFL)1967 NYJ AFL	6	0	0		1	1	-	0	0		-	0	38
1968 New York Jets (AFL)1968 NYJ AFL	3	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	18
1969 New York Jets (AFL)1969 NYJ AFL	8	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	48
1970 New York Jets (NFL)1970 NYJ NFL	4	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	24
1974 New York Stars/Charlotte Hornets (WFL)1974 NY-C WFL	3	5					-	0	0		-	0	26
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	28	0	0		2	2	-	0	0		-	0	172

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1967 New York Jets (AFL)1967 NYJ AFL	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0	0	0	0
1968 New York Jets (AFL)1968 NYJ AFL	2	21	10.5	15	0		0	0
1969 New York Jets (AFL)1969 NYJ AFL	1	5	5.0	5	0		0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	4	23	5.8	15	0	0	0	0	0

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1965 New York Jets (AFL)1965 NYJ AFL		29		301	10.4	33	2			0	0
1966 New York Jets (AFL)1966 NYJ AFL		63		1079	17.1	77t	5
1967 New York Jets (AFL)1967 NYJ AFL		75		1189	15.9	61t	6
1968 New York Jets (AFL)1968 NYJ AFL		66		1141	17.3	43	3
1969 New York Jets (AFL)1969 NYJ AFL		45		745	16.6	40t	8				0
1970 New York Jets (NFL)1970 NYJ NFL		31		510	16.5	67	4				0
1974 New York Stars/Charlotte Hornets (WFL)1974 NY-C WFL		38		547	14.4	34	3			0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL		309		4965	16.1	77t	28			0	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1965 New York Jets (AFL)1965 NYJ AFL	1		20	20.0	20	0	1	0	0
1969 New York Jets (AFL)1969 NYJ AFL	1		0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	2		20	10.0	20	0	1	0	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1966 New York Jets (AFL)1966 NYJ AFL	1			0			0
1967 New York Jets (AFL)1967 NYJ AFL	1		0	0	0	0	0
1968 New York Jets (AFL)1968 NYJ AFL	1		0	0	0	0	0
1970 New York Jets (NFL)1970 NYJ NFL	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	3	0	1	0	1	0	0

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