Sam Cathcart
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Position: | Halfback / Defensive back |
Personal information | |
Born: | Canute, Oklahoma | July 7, 1924
Died: | April 3, 2015 Santa Barbara, California | (aged 90)
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 175 lb (79 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Long Beach (CA) Polytechnic |
College: | UC Santa Barbara |
Career history | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Samuel Woodrow Cathcart (July 7, 1924 – April 3, 2015) was an American football halfback and defensive back who played for the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at the University of California, Santa Barbara, having previously attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California. He was the brother of Royal Cathcart, who also played for the 49ers.[1][2] He died of cancer in hospital in 2015.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ John Zant (July 16, 2014). "Sports: Sam Cathcart Turns 90". independent.com. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
- ^ "Former 49ers RB/DB Sam Cathcart Passes Away at 90". 49ers.com. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
- ^ "Sam Cathcart Dies". April 5, 2015.
- ^ John Zant (April 4, 2015). "Sam Cathcart Dies". independent.com. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
Categories:
- 1924 births
- 2015 deaths
- American football halfbacks
- UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- Players of American football from Oklahoma
- People from Washita County, Oklahoma
- Deaths from cancer in California