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| Position: | Halfback Defensive back Punter | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1938-03-04) March 4, 1938 (age 86) Fort Sill, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | 2023 | ||||||||
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| College: | VMI | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1960 / round: 2 / pick: 21 | ||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1960 / round: Second Selections (by the Denver Broncos) | ||||||||
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Samuel Watson Horner, III (born March 4, 1938) is an American former professional football player who was a halfback, defensive back, and punter in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants. He played college football for the VMI Keydets and was selected in the second round of the 1960 NFL draft. He is a 1956 graduate of The Hill School
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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.
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References
- "The Hill School -> Athletics Hall of Fame -> The Founders Hall -> Page 2". www.thehill.org. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018.
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- 1938 births
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- American football defensive backs
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- Players of American football from Lawton, Oklahoma
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