George Henry Sauer Jr.
Position: SE-WR
Height: 6-2 Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: November 10, 1943 in Sheboygan, WI
College: Texas
Career AV: 52 (1268th overall since 1950)
4-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Robert Williamson sponsor(s) this page.
1/12/1969-SB III: Sauer was Namath’s main target - sprinting, leaping, diving - 8 catches for 133 yards...With 4 Pro Bowls in 5 years, he left football, feeling it was too violent. With nothing to left to prove on the gridiron, he became a writer instead.
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1965 | 22 | NYJ | SE | 83 | 14 | 0 | 29 | 301 | 10.4 | 2 | 33 | 2.1 | 21.5 | 301 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| 1966* | 23 | NYJ | SE | 83 | 14 | 0 | 63 | 1079 | 17.1 | 5 | 77 | 4.5 | 77.1 | 1079 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| 1967*+ | 24 | NYJ | SE | 83 | 14 | 0 | 75 | 1189 | 15.9 | 6 | 61 | 5.4 | 84.9 | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 | -3.0 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 1186 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 1968*+ | 25 | NYJ | SE | 83 | 14 | 0 | 66 | 1141 | 17.3 | 3 | 43 | 4.7 | 81.5 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 10.5 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1162 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 1969* | 26 | NYJ | SE | 83 | 14 | 0 | 45 | 745 | 16.6 | 8 | 40 | 3.2 | 53.2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 750 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 1970 | 27 | NYJ | WR | 83 | 14 | 0 | 31 | 510 | 16.5 | 4 | 67 | 2.2 | 36.4 | 510 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| Career | 84 | 0 | 309 | 4965 | 16.1 | 28 | 77 | 3.7 | 59.1 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 15 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4988 | 28 | 3 | 57 | ||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1965 | 22 | NYJ | SE | 83 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 321 | |||||
| 1969* | 26 | NYJ | SE | 83 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 750 | |||||
| Career | 84 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 5008 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1966* | 23 | NYJ | SE | 83 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1967*+ | 24 | NYJ | SE | 83 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1968*+ | 25 | NYJ | SE | 83 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1970 | 27 | NYJ | WR | 83 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 84 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1965 | 22 | NYJ | SE | 83 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1966* | 23 | NYJ | SE | 83 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 32 | |||||||||
| 1967*+ | 24 | NYJ | SE | 83 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 38 | |||||||||
| 1968*+ | 25 | NYJ | SE | 83 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1969* | 26 | NYJ | SE | 83 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 48 | ||||||||||
| 1970 | 27 | NYJ | WR | 83 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Career | 84 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 172 |
| NumYrs | Players whose career was of similar quality and shape |
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| 3 | Sterling Sharpe, Leon Hart, Steve Largent*, Drew Pearson, Louis Lipps, Dave Parks, Laveranues Coles, David Boston, Keyshawn Johnson, Wes Chandler |
| 4 | Steve Largent*, Gordie Soltau, Keyshawn Johnson, Harlon Hill, John Jefferson, Drew Pearson, Antonio Freeman, Chad Johnson, Raymond Berry*, Laveranues Coles |
| 5 | Steve Largent*, Sterling Sharpe, Keyshawn Johnson, Drew Pearson, Larry Fitzgerald, Reggie Wayne, Billy Howton, John Jefferson, Antonio Freeman, James Lofton* |
| 6 | Andre Reed, Gordie Soltau, John Jefferson, Anthony Miller, Isaac Curtis, Drew Pearson, Gail Cogdill, Andre Johnson, Sterling Sharpe, Carl Pickens |
| Career | Larry Fitzgerald, Lee Evans, Andre Johnson, T.J. Houshmandzadeh, John Jefferson, Javon Walker, Ron Shanklin, Anquan Boldin, David Boston, Devin Hester |
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| 1966 | AFL: 2nd Team All-AFL |
| Associated Press: 2nd Team All-AFL | |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-AFL | |
| NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL | |
| 1967 | Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf. |
| Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-AFL | |
| NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| 1968 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL/AFL |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf. | |
| Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL | |
| Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-AFL | |
| UPI: 1st Team All-AFL |
| Year | Age | G | FantPos | FantPt | VBD | PosRank | OvRank |
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| 1970 | 27 | 14 | WR | 75 | 12 | 29 | 66 |
| 75 | 12 |