George Saimes – Ourlads’ NFL Scouts Hall of Fame

Information taken from Wikipedia (May 2012)

Former NFL scout with Blesto Scouting Services, the Washington Redskins, and Houston Texans

George Thomas Saimes (born September 15, 1941 in Canton, Ohio) is a former American football defensive back and fullback for Michigan State University and the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, which produced American Football League Championships in 1964 and 1965. 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.

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