Samuel Watson Horner, III (born March 4, 1938) is a former American football halfback,

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, and punter in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the

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. He played

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at the Virginia Military Institute and was drafted in the second round of the

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. He is a 1956 graduate of The Hill School

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After Horner retired from the NFL, he attended the University of Georgia Veterinary School and earned a DVM degree. He practiced Equine Medicine and Surgery for 40 years in the Atlanta, Ga. area until his retirement in 2008. Sam was inducted into the VMI Sports Hall of Fame in 1973, and in 2000 he was the Georgia Equine Veterinarian of the Year.

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1938 births Living people American football defensive backs American football halfbacks American football punters New York Giants players Players of American football from Lawton, Oklahoma VMI Keydets football players Washington Redskins players The Hill School alumni {{defensiveback-1930s-stub