Sam Horner

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Sam Horner

No. 40, 26
Halfback Defensive back Punter
Personal information
Date of birth: (1938-03-04) March 4, 1938 (age 82)
Place of birth: Fort Sill, Oklahoma  USA
Career information
College: Virginia Military
NFL Draft: 1960 / Round: 2 / Pick: 21
AFL Draft: 1960 / Round: Second Selections (by the Denver Broncos) / Pick: {{{afldraftpick}}}
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
* Washington Redskins ( 1960– 1961) New York Giants ( 1962)
Career highlights and awards
N/A
Games played	33
Offensive yards	574
Touchdowns	1
Stats at NFL.com

Samuel Watson Horner, III (born March 4, 1938 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma) is a former American football halfback, defensive back, and punter in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants. He played college football at the Virginia Military Institute and was drafted in the second round of the 1960 NFL Draft. He is a 1956 graduate of The Hill School

Other WorkEdit

After Horner retired from the NFL, he attended the University of Georgia Veterinary School and earned a DVM degree. He practiced Equine Medicine and Surgery for 40 years in the Atlanta, Ga. area until his retirement in 2008. Sam was inducted into the VMI Sports Hall of Fame in 1973, and in 2000 he was the Georgia Equine Veterinarian of the Year.^[1]

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