Johnny Sample

Johnny Sample

Pro Football player


DateOfBirth=June 15, 1937
Birthplace=Cape Charles, VA, United States
DateOfDeath=death date and age|2005|04|26|1937|06|15
College=Maryland Eastern Shore
Position=Defensive back
Jersey=24
NFLDraftedYear=1958
NFLDraftedRound=7 / Pick 79
AFLAllStar=
Stats=Y
Awards=
Honors=
Records=Won NFL, AFL, and World Championships
Retired #s=
ProBowls=
years=1958-1960
1961-1962
1963-1965
1966-1968
teams=NFL Baltimore Colts
NFL Pittsburgh Steelers
NFL Washington Redskins
AFL New York Jets
DatabaseFootball=SAMPLJOH01
NFL=SAM127782
PFR=SampJo20

John B. Sample, Jr. (June 15, 1937 – April 26, 2005) was an American football defensive back who played in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts (1958-1960), Pittsburgh Steelers (1961-1962), and Washington Redskins (1963-1965), and in the American Football League for the New York Jets (1966-1968).

Sample had the distinction of beginning and ending his career with championship wins in two of the most famous games in Pro Football history, and winning an NFL championship, an AFL championship, and a World Championship. In his rookie season, he won an NFL championship ring with the Colts in their victory over the New York Giants in the 1958 NFL title game, which became known as The Greatest Game Ever Played. In his final season, he helped the Jets win the AFL Championship against the Oakland Raiders, and then to defeat the Colts in the third AFL-NFL World Championship (Super Bowl III), recording an interception in the Jets' 16-7 win. He is the only American Pro Football player to have won all three: an NFL, AFL, and World Championship.

Sample finished his 11 NFL/AFL seasons with 41 interceptions, which he returned for 460 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also recovered 13 fumbles, returning them for 61 yards. On special teams he returned 68 punts for 559 yards and a touchdown, along with 60 kickoffs for 1,560 yards and a touchdown. Sample led the NFL in punt return yards in 1961.

After his career, Sample released a very outspoken autobiography titled "Confessions of a Dirty Ballplayer" (1970).

See also

*Other American Football League players

External links

* [http://www.nfl.com/news/story/8421822 NFL.com reports Sample died at 67]
* [http://www.blackamericaweb.com/site.aspx/bawnews/sample428 Sample dead at 67]


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