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Sam Horner

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Sam Horner
No. 40, 26
Position:Halfback
Defensive back
Punter
Personal information
Born:(1938-03-04)March 4, 1938(age 86)
Fort Sill, Oklahoma,U.S.
Died:2023
Career information
College:Virginia Military
NFL draft:1960/ Round: 2 / Pick: 21
AFL draft:1960/ Round: Second Selections
(by theDenver Broncos)
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:33
Offensive yards:574
Touchdowns:1

Samuel Watson Horner, III(born March 4, 1938) is a formerAmerican footballhalfback,defensive back,andpunterin theNational Football League(NFL) for theWashington Redskinsand theNew York Giants.He playedcollege footballat theVirginia Military Instituteand wasdraftedin the second round of the1960 NFL draft.He is a 1956 graduate ofThe Hill School

Other work

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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.[1]

References

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  1. ^"The Hill School -> Athletics Hall of Fame -> The Founders Hall -> Page 2".www.thehill.org.Archived fromthe originalon April 29, 2018.