George Saimes

Games played - Interceptions:	22
Fumble recoveries - for TDs:	4 - 1

George Saimes
	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 ( 1968); 5× 1968); AFL All-Time Team; Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame; Consensus All-American (1962); Third-team All-American (1961); 2× First-team All-Big Ten (1961–1962);
Career NFL statistics
Games played - Interceptions:
Games played - Interceptions:	22
Fumble recoveries - for TDs:	4 - 1
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

George Thomas Saimes (September 1, 1941 – March 8, 2013) was an American professional

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

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

Washington Redskins, and the Houston Texans. Saimes died in Canton of leukemia on March 8, 2013.^[1]

References

^ ESPN Former Buffalo Bills star George Saimes dies

[1] ESPN Former Buffalo Bills star George Saimes dies

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v t e Buffalo Bills 1964 AFL champions
3 Pete Gogolak 12 Daryle Lamonica 15 Jack Kemp 20 Bobby Smith 22 Charley Warner 23 Gene Sykes 24 Booker Edgerson 25 Ollie Dobbins 26 George Saimes 30 Wray Carlton 34 Cookie Gilchrist 40 Ed Rutkowski 42 Butch Byrd 43 Joe Auer 44 Elbert Dubenion 45 Hagood Clarke 46 Ray Abruzzese 47 Willie Ross 50 Al Bemiller 51 John Tracey 53 Walt Cudzik 55 Paul Maguire 58 Mike Stratton 60 Dave Behrman 64 Harry Jacobs 66 Billy Shaw 67 Joe O'Donnell 70 Tom Sestak 72 Ron McDole 73 George Flint 74 Tom Keating 75 Dudley Meredith 77 Stew Barber 78 Jim Dunaway 79 Dick Hudson 81 Bill Groman 83 Hatch Rosdahl 84 Ernie Warlick 85 Glenn Bass 88 Tom Day
Head Coach: Lou Saban
Assistant Coaches: Joe Collier John Mazur Jerry Smith

v t e Buffalo Bills 1965 AFL champions
3 Pete Gogolak 12 Daryle Lamonica 15 Jack Kemp 20 Bobby Smith 22 Charley Warner 23 Gene Sykes 24 Booker Edgerson 26 George Saimes 27 Tom Janik 30 Wray Carlton 32 Donnie Stone 33 Billy Joe 40 Ed Rutkowski 42 Butch Byrd 43 Joe Auer 44 Elbert Dubenion 45 Hagood Clarke 46 Bo Roberson 48 Pete Mills 49 Floyd Hudlow 50 Al Bemiller 51 John Tracey 52 Bill Laskey 55 Paul Maguire 56 Marty Schottenheimer 58 Mike Stratton 60 Dave Behrman 64 Harry Jacobs 66 Billy Shaw 67 Joe O'Donnell 70 Tom Sestak 72 Ron McDole 73 George Flint 74 Tom Keating 75 Dudley Meredith 76 Henry Schmidt 77 Stew Barber 78 Jim Dunaway 79 Dick Hudson 80 Charley Ferguson 81 Bill Groman 82 Paul Costa 84 Ernie Warlick 85 Glenn Bass 88 Tom Day
Head Coach: Lou Saban
Assistant Coaches: Joe Collier John Mazur Jerry Smith

v t e 1962 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Backfield	QB Terry Baker HB Mel Renfro HB Jerry Stovall FB George Saimes
Line	E Hal Bedsole E Pat Richter T Bobby Bell T Jim Dunaway G Jack Cvercko G Johnny Treadwell C Lee Roy Jordan

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