George Saimes

Games played - started:	121 - 24
Interceptions:	22
Fumble recoveries - for TDs:	4 - 1

George Saimes
No. 24, 26
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	September 1, 1941; Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Died:	March 8, 2013 (aged 71); Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	186 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College:	Michigan State
NFL draft:	1963 / Round: 6 / Pick: 71; (By the Los Angeles Rams)
AFL draft:	1963 / Round: 6 / Pick: 48; (By the Kansas City Chiefs)
Career history
	Buffalo Bills (1963–1969); Denver Broncos (1970–1972);
Career highlights and awards
	2× AFL champion (1964, 1965); 3× First-team All-AFL (1964, 1965, 1967); 2× Second-team All-AFL (1966, 1968); 5× AFL All-Star (1964–1968); AFL All-Time Team; Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame; Consensus All-American (1962); Third-team All-American (1961); 2× First-team All-Big Ten (1961–1962);
Career NFL statistics
Games played - started:
Games played - started:	121 - 24
Interceptions:	22
Fumble recoveries - for TDs:	4 - 1
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

George Thomas Saimes (September 1, 1941 – March 8, 2013) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back for the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League (AFL). He played college football as a fullback for the Michigan State Spartans. He won AFL championships with the Bills in 1964 and 1965.

Saimes was born and died in Canton, Ohio. In 1964, he had a career-high six interceptions and earned the first of his five American Football League All-Star Game appearances. He made The Sporting News All-AFL Team in 1964, 1965 and 1967. Former Pro Football writer and president of the Pro Football Writers Association, Larry Felser, calls Saimes "the finest open-field tackler in the league."

He achieved All-American Football League honors five times, and is a member of the American Football League All-Time Team, the Buffalo Bills' Wall of Fame, and the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame.

Saimes went on to be a professional football scout with the Blesto V Combine, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Washington Redskins, and the Houston Texans. Saimes died in Canton of leukemia on March 8, 2013.

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