George Sauer
George Henry Sauer, Jr.
Born: November 10, 1943
Sheboygan, WI USA
Deceased: May 7, 2013
Westerville, OH
Position: SE-WR
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
College: Texas
High School: Waco (TX)
Career: 1965-1974
George Sauer played from 1965 to 1974 during his career with the New York Jets and New York Stars. Sauer caught 347 passes for 5,512 yards and 31 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL New York Jets | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL New York Jets | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 15 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL New York Jets | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| AFL | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 15 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 15 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | AFL New York Jets | 29 | 301 | 10.4 | 33 | 2 |
| 1966 | AFL New York Jets | 63 | 1079 | 17.1 | 77 | 5 |
| 1967 | AFL New York Jets | 75 | 1189 | 15.9 | 61 | 6 |
| 1968 | AFL New York Jets | 66 | 1141 | 17.3 | 43 | 3 |
| 1969 | AFL New York Jets | 45 | 745 | 16.6 | 40 | 8 |
| 1970 | NFL New York Jets | 31 | 510 | 16.5 | 67 | 4 |
| 1974 | WFL New York Stars | 38 | 547 | 14.4 | 34 | 3 |
| AFL | 278 | 4455 | 16.0 | 77 | 24 | |
| NFL | 31 | 510 | 16.5 | 67 | 4 | |
| WFL | 38 | 547 | 14.4 | 34 | 3 | |
| Totals | 347 | 5512 | 15.9 | 77 | 31 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | AFL New York Jets | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| AFL | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | AFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | AFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1968 | AFL New York Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| AFL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1965 | AFL New York Jets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1966 | AFL New York Jets | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | ||||||||
| 1967 | AFL New York Jets | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | |||||||
| 1968 | AFL New York Jets | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1969 | AFL New York Jets | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| 1970 | NFL New York Jets | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1974 | WFL New York Stars | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 148 | |
| NFL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| WFL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Totals | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 195 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | AFL | New York Jets | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | New York Jets | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL | New York Jets | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | New York Jets | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | AFL | New York Jets | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | New York Jets | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | WFL | New York Stars |
Honors
1966 - AFL AFL All-AFL (2nd Team)
1966 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1966 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (2nd Team)
1966 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (2nd Team)
1967 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1967 - AFL The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Pro Football Writers Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Pro Football Weekly All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Pro Football Weekly All-NFL/AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1968 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
