George Sauer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Sauer

American football player, coach, college sports administrator, and professional football executive

Date of Birth: 11-Dec-1910

Place of Birth: Stratton, Nebraska, United States

Date of Death: 05-Feb-1994

Profession: basketball coach, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

George Henry Sauer Sr.
(December 11, 1910 – February 5, 1994) was an American football player, coach, college sports administrator, and professional football executive.
He played college football as a halfback at the University of Nebraska from 1931 to 1933 and then with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1935 to 1937, helping them win the 1936 NFL championship as their starting left halfback.
Sauer served as the head football coach at the University of New Hampshire (1937–1941), the University of Kansas (1946–1947), the United States Naval Academy (1948–1949), and Baylor University (1950–1955), compiling a career college football record of 78–55–9.
He was also the head basketball coach at New Hampshire for one season in 1938–39, tallying a mark of 3–14.
Sauer was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1954.