George Sauer

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::summary American football player, coach (1910–1994) ::

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Field	Value
name	George Sauer
image	George Henry Sauer.jpg
caption	Sauer from 1934 Cornhusker
birth_date
birth_place	Stratton, Nebraska
death_date
death_place	Waco, Texas
alma_mater	University of Nebraska
player_years1	1931–1933
player_team1	Nebraska
player_years2	1935–1937
player_team2	Green Bay Packers
player_years3	1942
player_team3	Pensacola NAS
player_positions	Halfback
coach_sport1	Football
coach_years2	1937–1941
coach_team2	New Hampshire
coach_years3	1946–1947
coach_team3	Kansas
coach_years4	1948–1949
coach_team4	Navy
coach_years5	1950–1955
coach_team5	Baylor
coach_sport6	Basketball
coach_years7	1938–1939
coach_team7	New Hampshire
admin_years1	1950–1958
admin_team1	Baylor
admin_years2	1961
admin_team2	New York Titans (GM)
admin_years3	1962–1969
admin_team3	New York Titans/Jets (dir. pro pers.)
admin_years4	1969–1970
admin_team4	Boston Patriots (GM)
overall_record	78–55–9 (football)
3–14 (basketball)
bowl_record	0–3
championships	2 New England Conference (1937, 1940)
2 Big Six (1946–1947)
CFBHOF_year	1954
CFBHOF_id	1565
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| name = George Sauer | image = George Henry Sauer.jpg | alt = | caption = Sauer from 1934 Cornhusker | birth_date = | birth_place = Stratton, Nebraska | death_date = | death_place = Waco, Texas | alma_mater = University of Nebraska | player_years1 = 1931–1933 | player_team1 = Nebraska | player_years2 = 1935–1937 | player_team2 = Green Bay Packers | player_years3 = 1942 | player_team3 = Pensacola NAS | player_positions = Halfback | coach_sport1 = Football | coach_years2 = 1937–1941 | coach_team2 = New Hampshire | coach_years3 = 1946–1947 | coach_team3 = Kansas | coach_years4 = 1948–1949 | coach_team4 = Navy | coach_years5 = 1950–1955 | coach_team5 = Baylor | coach_sport6 = Basketball | coach_years7 = 1938–1939 | coach_team7 = New Hampshire | admin_years1 = 1950–1958 | admin_team1 = Baylor | admin_years2 = 1961 | admin_team2 = New York Titans (GM) | admin_years3 = 1962–1969 | admin_team3 = New York Titans/Jets (dir. pro pers.) | admin_years4 = 1969–1970 | admin_team4 = Boston Patriots (GM) | overall_record = 78–55–9 (football) 3–14 (basketball) | bowl_record = 0–3 | tournament_record = | championships = 2 New England Conference (1937, 1940) 2 Big Six (1946–1947)

AFL champion (1968) Super Bowl champion (III) NFL champion (1936) | awards =

• Consensus All-American (1933)
• 3× First-team All-Big Six (1931, 1932, 1933) | coaching_records = | CFBHOF_year = 1954 | CFBHOF_id = 1565 George Henry Sauer Sr. (December 11, 1910 – February 5, 1994) was an American football player, coach, college sports administrator, and professional football executive.

Career

Sauer attended the University of Nebraska where he was an All-American halfback under Dana X. Bible from 1931 to 1933. After college, he played for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1935 to 1937, helping them win the 1936 NFL championship as their starting left halfback. Sauer left professional football in 1937 and coached at the University of New Hampshire from 1937 to 1941, compiling a record of 22–18–1. He left his coaching position and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1942 and was commissioned as an officer after completing the requisite training. After he completed his military service, he coached for two years at University of Kansas, he compiled a 15–3–2 (.786) record, winning the conference title in each season. After he left Kansas, Sauer coached at the United States Naval Academy (1948–1949), and Baylor University (1950–1955), compiling a career college football record of 78–55–9 and earning trips to both the Orange Bowl and the Gator Bowl. Sauer remained at Baylor as Athletic Director until 1960 when he became the first General Manager of the New York Titans of the American Football League. The Titans later reorganized and in 1963 were renamed in as the New York Jets. As director of player personnel, Sauer drafted and signed his own son, George Sauer Jr. as a wide receiver. Sauer remained with the Jets until 1969 when he was named general manager of the Boston Patriots.

Sauer appeared as an imposter on the February 26, 1962, episode of the game show To Tell The Truth.

Death and legacy

Sauer died in 1994 after a 10 year battle with Alzheimer's disease. At the time of his death, he was survived by his wife Lillian; son, George Sauer Jr.; and daughter, Dana.

Sauer was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1954 and in 1998 was inducted into the University of New Hampshire Wildcats' Hall of Fame.

Head coaching record

Football

| name = New Hampshire Wildcats | conf = New England Conference | startyear = 1937 | endyear = 1941 | championship = conference | year = 1937 | name = New Hampshire | overall = 7–1 | conference = 1–0 | confstanding = T–1st | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = | championship = | year = 1938 | name = New Hampshire | overall = 3–6 | conference = 1–1 | confstanding = 3rd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = | championship = | year = 1939 | name = New Hampshire | overall = 3–5 | conference = 1–1 | confstanding = T–2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = | championship = conference | year = 1940 | name = New Hampshire | overall = 5–3 | conference = 2–0 | confstanding = 1st | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = | championship = | year = 1941 | name = New Hampshire | overall = 4–3–1 | conference = 0–0–1 | confstanding = 3rd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = | name = New Hampshire | overall = 22–18–1 | confrecord = 5–2–1 | name = Kansas Jayhawks | conf = Big Six Conference | startyear = 1946 | endyear = 1947 | championship = conference | year = 1946 | name = Kansas | overall = 7–2–1 | conference = 4–1 | confstanding = T–1st | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = | championship = conference | year = 1947 | name = Kansas | overall = 8–1–2 | conference = 4–0–1 | confstanding = T–1st | bowlname = Orange | bowloutcome = L | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = 12 | name = Kansas | overall = 15–3–3 | confrecord = 8–1–1 | name = Navy Midshipmen | conf = Independent | startyear = 1948 | endyear = 1949 | championship = | year = 1948 | name = Navy | overall = 0–8–1 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = | championship = | year = 1949 | name = Navy | overall = 3–5–1 | conference = | confstanding = | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = | name = Navy | overall = 3–13–2 | confrecord = | name = Baylor Bears | conf = Southwest Conference | startyear = 1950 | endyear = 1955 | championship = | year = 1950 | name = Baylor | overall = 7–3 | conference = 4–2 | confstanding = 2nd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = 15 | ranking2 = | championship = | year = 1951 | name = Baylor | overall = 8–2–1 | conference = 4–1–1 | confstanding = 2nd | bowlname = Orange | bowloutcome = L | bcsbowl = | ranking = 9 | ranking2 = 9 | championship = | year = 1952 | name = Baylor | overall = 4–4–2 | conference = 1–3–2 | confstanding = 5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = | championship = | year = 1953 | name = Baylor | overall = 7–3 | conference = 4–2 | confstanding = 3rd | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = | championship = | year = 1954 | name = Baylor | overall = 7–4 | conference = 4–2 | confstanding = T–3rd | bowlname = Gator | bowloutcome = L | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = 18 | championship = | year = 1955 | name = Baylor | overall = 5–5 | conference = 2–4 | confstanding = T–5th | bowlname = | bowloutcome = | bcsbowl = | ranking = | ranking2 = | name = Baylor | overall = 38–21–3 | confrecord = 19–14–3 | overall = 78–55–9 | bowls = no | poll = no | polltype =

References

References

1. "George Sauer Sr.".
2. (17 April 1942). "George Sauer enlist in U.S. Navy". Lincoln Journal Star.
3. "GEORGE SAUER".
4. (September 1998). "The Best of the Big Red Running Backs". Sports Publishing.
5. (June 2024). "George Sauer".
6. (February 9, 1994). "Ex Navy Football Coach Sauer is Dead at 81".
7. "To Tell The Truth".
8. (February 8, 1994). "Sauer, former Baylor coach, dies after illness".
9. "UNH Wildcats - Hall of Fame".

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