George Saimes
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George Saimes (born September 15, 1941), an All-American at defensive back and fullback for Michigan State, the Spartan MVP in 1961 and 1962 and a member of their all-time defensive team, joined the Buffalo Bills in 1963. He quickly developed into an outstanding safety and became a key member of the outstanding Bills defensive squads, which produced American Football League Championships in 1964 and 1965. In 1964 he had a career-high six interceptions and earned the first of his five American Football League All-Star Game appearances.
He achieved All-American Football League honors five times, and is a member of the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame, and the American Football League All-Time Team.
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[edit] External links
- Saimes' citation on the American Football League Hall of Fame site (a fan-created site)
- Pro-Football-Reference.com - career statistics.
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Joe Namath | Clem Daniels | Paul Lowe | Lance Alworth | Cookie Gilchrist* | Don Maynard | Fred Arbanas | Jim Otto | Ed Budde | Billy Shaw | Ron Mix | Jim Tyrer | George Blanda | Nick Buoniconti | Bobby Bell | George Webster | Johnny Robinson | George Saimes | Willie Brown | Dave Grayson | Houston Antwine | Tom Sestak | Jerry Mays | Gerry Philbin | Jerrel Wilson | |
