George Sauer, Jr.

George Henry Sauer Jr. (November 10, 1943 – May 7, 2013) was an American professional football player and coach who was a wide receiver for six seasons with the American Football League (AFL)'s New York Jets, and later played in the World Football League (WFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns. His father, George Henry Sauer Sr., played for the Green Bay Packers from 1935 through 1937.

Biography Sauer played college football for the Texas Longhorns as a wide receiver. He was a member of the undefeated 1963 Longhorns, and of the 1964 Longhorns that defeated previously unbeaten Alabama in the 1965 Orange Bowl. In a 1971 interview with the Institute for the Study of Sport and Society, Sauer said, "When you get to the college and professional levels, the coaches still treat you as an adolescent. They know damn well that you were never given a chance to become responsible or self-disciplined. Even in the pros, you were told when to go to bed, when to turn your lights off, when to wake up, when to eat and what to eat. You even have to live and eat together like you were in a boys’ camp." then as the head coach in 1980. In both seasons, the Chargers went to and lost the Championship game and in his season as head coach the team went 10–4. He was let go at the end of the season for financial reasons. In 1979 he even activated himself for one game - his last game as a player.

As of 1994, the same year as his father's death, Sauer was a textbook graphics specialist living in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He died on May 7, 2013, in Westerville, Ohio, of congestive heart failure, having suffered from Alzheimer's disease.

NFL career statistics Legend Super Bowl champion Led the league Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Receiving GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 1965 NYJ 14 11 29 301 10.4 33 2 1966 NYJ 14 14 63 1,079 17.1 77 5 1967 NYJ 14 14 75 1,189 15.9 61 6 1968 NYJ 14 14 66 1,141 17.3 43 3 1969 NYJ 14 14 45 745 16.6 40 8 1970 NYJ 14 12 31 510 16.5 67 4 Career 84 79 309 4,965 16.1 77 28