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Sam Horner

Samuel Watson Horner III

Position: HB-DB-P
Height: 6-0    Weight: 198 lbs.
Born: March 4, 1938 in Fort Sill, OK
College: VMI

Drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 2nd round (21st overall) of the 1960 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1960 22 WAS RET 10 0 22 80 0 16 3.6 8.0 2.2 7 106 15.1 0 35 0.7 10.6 186 0 2
1961 23 WAS LH 14 11 96 275 0 32 2.9 19.6 6.9 10 113 11.3 1 20 0.7 8.1 388 1 2
1962 24 NYG 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
Career 33 11 118 355 0 32 3.0 10.8 3.6 17 219 12.9 1 35 0.5 6.6 574 1 4

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1960 22 WAS RET 10 0 1 48 48 0 48.0
1961 23 WAS LH 14 11 63 2409 62 0 38.2
Career 33 11 64 2457 62 0 38.4

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1960 22 WAS RET 10 0 3 16 0 10 5.3 24 511 0 35 21.3 713
1961 23 WAS LH 14 11 4 75 0 23 18.8 463
1962 24 NYG 9 0 3 3 0 3 1.0 11 242 0 33 22.0 245
Career 33 11 6 19 0 10 3.2 39 828 0 35 21.2 1421
2 yrs WAS 24 11 3 16 0 10 5.3 28 586 0 35 20.9 1176
1 yr NYG 9 0 3 3 0 3 1.0 11 242 0 33 22.0 245

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1960 22 WAS RET 10 0 2 2 0 0
1961 23 WAS LH 14 11 2 0 0 0
Career 33 11 4 2 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1961 23 WAS LH 14 11 1 6
Career 33 11 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Kick Returns

1960 NFL 24 (3)

Kick Return Yds

1960 NFL 511 (5)

Kick & Punt Returns

1960 NFL 27 (9)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1960 NFL 527 (8)

Punts

1961 NFL 63 (4)

Punting Yds

1961 NFL 2409 (7)

Long Punt

1961 NFL 62 (10)

 

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)