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George Sauer Jr.

No. 83
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	(1943-11-10)November 10, 1943 Sheboygan, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died:	May 7, 2013(2013-05-07) (aged 69) Westerville, Ohio, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
College:	Texas
AFL draft:	1965 / Round: Red Shirt 5 / Pick: 36 (By the New York Jets)
Career history
New York Jets (1965–1970) New York Stars (1974)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (III) AFL champion (1968) 3× All-AFL (1966, 1967, 1968) 4× AFL All-Star (1966–1969) AFL receptions leader (1967) National champion (1963)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 309 Receiving yards: 4,965 Touchdowns: 28
Player stats at PFR

George Henry Sauer Jr. (November 10, 1943 – May 7, 2013) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for six seasons with the American Football League (AFL)'s New York Jets, and later played in the World Football League (WFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns. His father, George Henry Sauer Sr., played for the Green Bay Packers from 1935 through 1937.

Biography

Sauer played college football for the Texas Longhorns as a wide receiver. He was a member of the undefeated 1963 Longhorns, and of the 1964 Longhorns that defeated previously unbeaten Alabama in the 1965 Orange Bowl. After being teammates at Texas, Sauer and quarterback Jim Hudson continued as teammates for the New York Jets for five seasons, 1965 through 1969. Sauer led the American Football League (AFL) in receptions in the 1967 season. In 1968, he started and caught eight passes for the Jets in the third AFL-NFL World Championship Game, helping defeat the NFL's heavily favored Baltimore Colts. His eight receptions and 133 yards led all receivers in that game.

Sauer retired at the peak of his career following the 1970 NFL season because he considered professional football dehumanizing.

In spite of his disillusionment about playing professional football, Sauer returned to play for the New York Stars of the World Football League in 1974. That season, Sauer caught 38 passes for 547 yards, good for 14.4 yards per catch and three touchdowns.

After retiring, Sauer pursued writing and completed a novel. He also coached a minor league football team in the late 1970s. As of 1994, the same year as his father's death, Sauer was a textbook graphics specialist living in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He died on May 7, 2013, in Westerville, Ohio, of congestive heart failure, having suffered from Alzheimer's disease.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

See also

• List of American Football League players