George Sauer Jr. - #83 - WR - Texas - Profile

PRO: Set a personal career high with 8 touchdowns during the '69 campaign ... won his fourth selection to the East All-Star team ... second to Don Maynard in Jets receiving stats with 45 receptions for 745 yards ... played wide receiver and handled the punting chores for the East in the All-Star Game at Houston ... punted for the first time since high school and kicked 8 for a 37.5 average ... got off to a rocky start in '69, being shut out in the opener at Buffalo ... broke a string of 53 straight games in which he had caught a pass ... his season totals were good for a 7th place ranking in the league statistics ... had his best game of the year at San Diego, hauling in 9passes for 118 yards and two touchdowns ... also struck for two touchdowns against Cincinnati at Shea ... longest catch of the year was 40 yards vs. Kansas City ... was a consensus all-pro (AFL-NFL) after the '68 season ... led the Jets in '68 and second only to Lance Alworth in the AFL figures for receiving ... was a standout in the Super Bowl with 8 catches for 133 yards ... has great hands ... inspired by Raymond Berry, the second-leading receiver of all-time ... Weeb Ewbank, who coached both, calls Sauer "a fast Raymond Berry" ... speed is not great, but he is deceptive ... runs patterns well and teams up smartly with Joe Namath ... was the Jets MVP after the 1966 season, the same year he was honored by the CYO as the Most Popular Jet ... broke into the starting lineup as a rookie ... club injuries forced him to play tight end for four games ... addition of contact lens helped in his sophomore year ... drafted as a future in 1965.

PERSONAL: Married ... wife: Pamela ... majored in mathematics son of former Jets director of player personnel would like to become an author and is working on a novel ... plays guitar and piano ... enjoys reading for relaxation ... makes home in Flushing Meadow, N. Y ... Hometown: Waco,Tex.

From 1970 Jets yearbook.