George Saimes, sure-tackling safety on the only Buffalo Bills teams to win their league's championship, died of leukemia Friday at age 71.
Buffalobills.com has his obituary here, including a video tribute to his career with the 1960s Bills, including a clip of his only career touchdown. After starring at Michigan State as a running back, finishing seventh in the 1962 Heisman Trophy balloting, and after a shot on offense as a rookie in 1963, Saimes starred at safety for the Buffalo teams that won American Football League titles in '64 and '65, coming within one game of representing the circuit in the first Super Bowl.
Saimes, who rejoined former Buffalo coach Lou Saban to finish his career in Denver, earned a spot on Buffalo's Wall of Fame, as well as the franchise's 50th Anniversary All-Time team.
Saimes, a native of Canton, Ohio, home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, is survived by his wife, three daughters and eight grandchildren, according to the Buffalo News.
“He was the most amazing dad,” Saimes’ daughter, Linda Durley, told the Association Press. “He was amazing and strong. he loved his family, he loved his grandchildren and he loved my mom so much.”
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