Sammy Weir

Samuel Orville Weir (born March 18, 1941) is an American former football player and coach. He played professionally as a wide receiver in the American Football League (AFL).

Weir played college football the for Arkansas State Wolves before joining the AFL with the Houston Oilers and New York Jets. He also played for the Orlando Panthers of the Continental Football League (COFL) and the Houston Texans of the World Football League (WFL). He was the interim head football coach for the University of Central Florida in 1982.

Early life and playing career Weir was born on March 18, 1941, in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. He attended Walnut Ridge High School. He played college football for Arkansas State as a quarterback and wide receiver from 1960 to 1964. He was also a member of the track and field team where he was named MVP. He was officially listed as a flanker and played in nine games where he recorded a single reception. He also was used as a kick returner. With the Jets, he played in eleven games before suffering a broken hand late in the season. He was placed on injured reserve and was not retained following the season. In two seasons, he helped lead the team to an overall record of 21–5 and two COFL championships. He retired following the 1968 season.

In 1974, Weir briefly came out of retirement for the Houston Texans of the World Football League (WFL).

Coaching career In 1967, while playing for the Orlando Predators, Weir served as the junior varsity coach for Evans High School. In 1968, he served as a player-coach for the Predators. He held the position for two years before joining his alma mater, Arkansas State, as the team's wide receivers coach. In 1973, he moved to Florida and served as the head football coach for Lakeview High School. He led Lakeview to a 6–4 record in his last season. In 1975, Weir served a one-year stint as head coach for Lake Brantley High School. After not coaching in 1978, he was hired for his fifth head coaching position as he was hired by Lake Howell High School. After leading the school to its first conference championship and an 8–2 record, he resigned.

In 1981, Weir earned his second college football coaching position as he was hired as the associate head coach for UCF under head coach Don Jonas. After one season as an assistant and following Jonas' retirement, Weir was promoted to interim head coach for the Knight's 1982 season during their first year as an NCAA Division II program. He led the team to a 0–10 record before opting not to apply for the full-time position.

In 1983, Weir returned to the high school ranks as the head coach for West Orange High School. He resigned after one season to work for a business in Little Rock, Arkansas. Not long after, in 1984, he began a five-year stint as head coach for Edgewater High School. He finished his inaugural season going 0–10. He resigned after the 1988 season. In 1992, he returned to Edgewater as the offensive backfield coach. In 1995, after not coaching for the previous two years he was hired as the head coach for his high school alma mater, Walnut Ridge High School. After one season he retired. In 2008, Weir was hired as the head coach for Salem High School. He retired after four seasons with the school.

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