Fullback, Michigan State, 1959–⁠62

George Saimes

Lettered 1960–⁠62 (school media guide)

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George Saimes played fullback at Michigan State (1959–⁠62). He finished seventh in the 1962 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1962. The Los Angeles Rams took Saimes in round 6, No. 71 overall in the 1963 NFL Draft. The Kansas City Chiefs also took him in round 6, No. 48 overall in the 1963 AFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1962
Consensus All-American and First-team All-Big Ten
Heisman vote
7th
In the 1962 vote
Drafted
No. 71
Round 6, 1963 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Rams)

Honors

All-America: consensus 1962; AFCA second team 1961; NEA third team 1961; UPI third team 1961; Central Press second team 1961

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

AFL All-Star Games: 5 (1964–⁠68) · First-team All-Pro: 1968

All-Pro teams: New York Daily News (AFL) first team 1968.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1963–⁠69AFLBuffalo Bills

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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