Samuel Edwards Adams Sr. (September 20, 1948 – October 10, 2015) was an American professional

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player who was an offensive guard with the

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1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

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1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

) and the New Orleans Saints (

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

) of the National Football League (NFL). He played

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for the

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. He was a member of the New England Patriots 1970s All-Decade Team and 35th Anniversary Team. Adams died at Methodist Willowbrook Hospital in Houston Texas on October 10, 2015, at the age of 67. He was the father of

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Sam Adams Samuel Adams ( – October 2, 1803) was an American statesman, political philosopher, and a Founding Father of the United States. He was a politician in colonial Massachusetts, a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and ...

. He is the uncle of safety Andrew Adams.

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