| George Sauer | |||
| File:George Henry Sauer.jpg | |||
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball | ||
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| Biographical details | |||
| Born | December 11, 1910 Stratton, Nebraska | ||
| Died | February 5, 1994 (aged 83) Waco, Texas | ||
| Playing career | |||
| 1931–1933 1935–1937 | Nebraska Green Bay Packers | ||
| Position(s) | Halfback | ||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||
| Football 1937–1941 1946–1947 1948–1949 1950–1955 Basketball 1938–1939 | New Hampshire Kansas Navy Baylor New Hampshire | ||
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |||
| ? 1961 1962–1969 1969–1970 | Baylor New York Titans (GM) New York Titans/Jets (dir. pro pers.) Boston Patriots (GM) | ||
| Head coaching record | |||
| Overall | 78–55–9 (football) 3–14 (basketball) | ||
| Bowls | 0–3 | ||
| Statistics College Football Data Warehouse | |||
| Accomplishments and honors | |||
| Championships 2 Big Six (1946–1947) | |||
| Awards All-American, 1933 | |||
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George Henry Sauer (December 11, 1910 – February 5, 1994) was an American football player, coach, college sports administrator, and professional football executive. He played college football as a halfback at the University of Nebraska from 1931 to 1933 and then with the Green Bay Packers of the NFL from 1935 to 1937. Sauer served as the head football coach at the University of New Hampshire (1937–1941), the University of Kansas (1946–1947), the United States Naval Academy (1948–1949), and Baylor University (1950–1955), compiling a career college football record of 78–55–9. He was also the head basketball coach at New Hampshire for one season in 1938–39, tallying a mark of 3–14. Sauer was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1954.
Sauer attended the University of Nebraska where he was an All-American halfback under Dana X. Bible. He coached at the University of New Hampshire from 1937 to 1941. Although he only coached two years at Kansas, he compiled a 15–3–2 (.786) record.
Sauer was a World War II veteran, having obtained the rank of lieutenant colonel. He went on to become Baylor's athletic director. He was named general manager of the NFL's New York Titans in 1961 and was director of player personnel from 1962 to 1969. He was also General Manager of the Boston Patriots in 1969 and 1970.
Sauer was the father of American Football League All-League wide receiver George Sauer, Jr. of the New York Jets.
Head coaching record[]
Football[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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| New Hampshire Wildcats (New England Conference) (1937–1941) | |||||||||
| 1937 | New Hampshire | 7–1 | |||||||
| 1938 | New Hampshire | 3–6 | |||||||
| 1939 | New Hampshire | 3–5 | |||||||
| 1940 | New Hampshire | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1941 | New Hampshire | 4–3–1 | |||||||
| New Hampshire: | 22–18–1 | ||||||||
| Kansas Jayhawks (Big Six Conference) (1946–1947) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Kansas | 7–2–1 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1947 | Kansas | 8–1–2 | 4–0–1 | T–1st | L Orange | 12 | |||
| Kansas: | 15–3–3 | 8–1–1 | |||||||
| Navy Midshipmen (Independent) (1948–1949) | |||||||||
| 1948 | Navy | 0–8–1 | |||||||
| 1949 | Navy | 3–5–1 | |||||||
| Navy: | 3–13–2 | ||||||||
| Baylor Bears (Southwest Conference) (1950–1955) | |||||||||
| 1950 | Baylor | 7–3 | 4–2 | 2nd | 15 | ||||
| 1951 | Baylor | 8–2–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | L Orange | 9 | 9 | ||
| 1952 | Baylor | 4–4–2 | 1–3–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1953 | Baylor | 7–3 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1954 | Baylor | 7–4 | 4–2 | T–3rd | L Gator | 18 | |||
| 1955 | Baylor | 5–5 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Baylor: | 38–21–3 | 19–14–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 78–55–9 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
References[]
External links[]
- George Sauer at the College Football Hall of Fame
- George Sauer at the College Football Data Warehouse
- George Sauer at Pro-Football-Reference.com
- George Sauer at College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com
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