George Flint

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George Flint
Position (s):
Guard 		Jersey numbers:
73, 63
born February 26, 1939 in Erie , Pennsylvania
Career information
Active : 1962 - 1968
College : Arizona State University
Teams
Career statistics
Games (AFL)     65
Kick-off return     1
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

George Howard Flint (born February 26, 1939 in Erie , Pennsylvania ) is a retired American Canadian football and American football player. He played as a guard in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the BC Lions and in the American Football League (AFL) with the Buffalo Bills .

Player career

College career

George Flint was born in Pennsylvania. After World War II , he moved with his parents to Arizona , where he first in Florence and then in Phoenix , the high school attended. After graduating from high school, he attended junior college before joining Arizona State University . His studies there were initially short-lived. Disappointed that he did not get any time as a football player with the Arizona State Sun Devils , he left college to join the United States Marine Corps . After his discharge from the military, he asked his old college if he could take part in trial training. Flint convinced and finally received a football scholarship in 1959 . Flint played for the Sun Devils as a defensive tackle and an offensive tackle . He and his team won the championship in the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1959 and 1961 . Because of his athletic achievements, he was awarded three times by his college and elected three times in the league selection. Flint weighed 90 kg when he was a student, which was exceptionally light for a tackle. Several NFL scouts showed interest in him, but then refrained from approaching him. It was only after a college selection game that the Buffalo Bills showed interest and offered him a professional contract.

Professional career

George Flint joined the Buffalo Bills in 1962, who paid him $ 200 on signing the contract and guaranteed him an annual salary of $ 9,000. Flint signed the contract and turned down an offer from the Toronto Argonauts from the CFL, who wanted to pay him $ 10,000. Flint was used by the coach of the Bills, Lou Saban , as a guard and thus had to ensure the protection of quarterback Jack Kemp, among other things . In 1964, the Bills managed to win twelve of 14 games in the regular season and move into the AFL championship game against the San Diego Chargers supervised by Sid Gillman . The Bills were able to prevail with 20: 7. In 1965 the Bills were able to repeat their success. They beat the Chargers 23-0 in the AFL final. The 1965 season was also a successful year for Flint personally. He was elected to the Pro Bowl after the game round . However, this achievement was not honored by the Bills. In exchange for Bo Roberson , the Buffalo team gave George Flint to the Oakland Raiders . Due to an injury, however, he was never used for the Californians . Flint moved to the CFL after the season and played for the BC Lions for a year . In 1968 Flint returned to the Bills and ended his career after that season.

Outside the field of play

George Flint is married. He has had his own company in Phoenix since 1963 and is involved in the sale of sprinkler systems .

Web links

source

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ College Awards from George Flint ( Memento November 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ 1964 Buffalo Bills Statistics & Players | Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Championship - San Diego Chargers at Buffalo Bills - December 26th, 1964 | Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018 .
  4. ↑ 1965 Buffalo Bills Statistics & Players | Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Championship - San Diego Chargers at Buffalo Bills - December 26th, 1964 | Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Flint, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Flint, George Howard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player and Canadian football player
DATE OF BIRTH February 26, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Erie , Pennsylvania