Saint Saffold

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Saint Saffold
No. 27
Position: Split end
Personal information
Born: (1944-05-18) May 18, 1944 (age 80)
Slater, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:202 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school: Edison (Stockton, California)
College: San Jose State
NFL draft: 1966  / Round: 15 / Pick: 222
(by the San Francisco 49ers)
AFL draft: 1966  / Round:  Red Shirt 7  / Pick: 62
(by the San Diego Chargers) [1]
Career history
Player stats at PFR

Samuel T. "Saint" Saffold (born May 18, 1944) is a former American football split end who played one season with the Cincinnati Bengals of the American Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifteenth round of the 1966 NFL Draft. He was also drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the seventh round with the 62nd overall pick of the 1966 AFL redshirt draft. Saffold played college football at San Jose State University and attended Edison High School in Stockton, California. [2]

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References

  1. "1966 AFL Draft" . Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  2. "SAINT SAFFOLD". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.