Sam Horner

Sam Horner

File:Sam Horner 1961.jpg
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Positions	Halfback Defensive back Punter
Personal information
Born	(1938-03-04) March 4, 1938 Fort Sill, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school	The Hill School (Pottstown, Pennsylvania)
College	VMI
NFL draft	1960: 2nd round, 21st overall pick
AFL draft	1960: Second Selectionsth round
Career history
Washington Redskins (1960–1961) New York Giants (1962)
Awards and highlights
Third-team All-American (1959)
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards 355 Rushing average 3.0 Receptions 17 Receiving yards 219 Total touchdowns 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference
Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference

Samuel Watson Horner, III (born March 4, 1938) is an American former professional football player who was a halfback, defensive back, and punter in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the New York Giants. He played college football for the VMI Keydets and was selected in the second round of the 1960 NFL draft. He is a 1956 graduate of The Hill School

Other work

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.