George H. Sauer Sr.

(1910-1994) born at Stratton, Hitchcock County, lived in Lincoln. College and professional football player, coach, educator, executive, was coach on the college level for 14 years with three bowl appearances, then coach/general manager of the New York Titans, and director of player personnel for the New York Jets, who won Super Bowl for 1968 season, was also general manager of the New England Patriots and the team's regional scout. Consult Current Biography (1948) 546-548 and Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: 1989-92 Supplement (Greenwood Press, 1992) 474-475 and New York Times obituary, February 9, 1994, p. B-7.

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