George Saimes - S 1963-69

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George Saimes - S

George Saimes was arguably the best safety to strap on a Buffalo Bills helmet. Originally drafted in the sixth round by both the Kansas City Chiefs of the AFL and the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL back in 1962. An All American RB drafted for his offense. Saimes signed with the Chiefs and was traded a year later to the Bills who needed a back up for Cookie Gilchrist. Saimes played the first two games for the Bills on offense that season until he was switched to safety in the third game where he made his first career interception against of all teams, the Chiefs. He quickly developed into an outstanding safety and became a key member of the outstanding Bills defensive squads, which produced AFL Championships in 1964 and 1965. In that 1964 season, George had a career-high six interceptions and earned the first of his five AFL All-Star Game appearances. George achieved All-AFL honors five times, and he is a member of the all-time AFL Defensive Team.
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