John Sauer
Biographical details | |
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Born | Dayton, Ohio, U.S. | August 31, 1925
Died | March 4, 1996 Oakwood, Ohio, U.S. | (aged 70)
Playing career | |
1944–1945 | Army |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1947–1949 | Army (backfield) |
1950–1951 | Florida (backfield) |
1953–1954 | Los Angeles Rams (backfield) |
1955–1956 | The Citadel |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
1955–1956 | The Citadel |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 8–9–1 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
John Edward Sauer (August 31, 1925 – March 4, 1996) was an American football player, coach, and broadcaster.
A Dayton, Ohio native, Sauer was a multi-sport athlete at Oakwood High School.[1] His father, Eddie Sauer, played for the Dayton Triangles in the early days of the NFL.[2]
From 1943 to 1946, Sauer attended the
In 1957, Sauer quit full-time coaching to work in his father's real estate business, but he continued to work through the rest of the 1950s and into the 1960s as a scout for the Rams and
In 1963, Sauer began working for CBS television as a color commentator on NFL and college football broadcasts. He continued with CBS until 1974. He then worked from 1974 until 1994 as a color commentator on University of Pittsburgh radio broadcasts.
He died at his home in Oakwood in 1996.
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Conference) (1955–1956) | |||||||||
1955 | The Citadel | 5–4 | 2–2 | T–6th | |||||
1956 | The Citadel | 3–5–1 | 1–3 | 8th | |||||
The Citadel: | 8–9–1 | 3–5 | |||||||
Total: | 8–9–1 |