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| Positions | Halfback, defensive back, punter | ||||||||||||
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| Born | (1938-03-04) March 4, 1938 Fort Sill, Oklahoma, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | The Hill School (Pottstown, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||
| College | VMI | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1960: 2nd round, 21st overall pick | ||||||||||||
| AFL draft | 1960: Second Selectionsth round | ||||||||||||
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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.1
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- "The Hill School -> Athletics Hall of Fame -> The Founders Hall -> Page 2". www.thehill.org. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018.