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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|American football player (1898–1980)}}<br />
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{{Infobox NFL biography<br />
| name = Eddie Sauer<br />
| image = Sauer-Eddie-1920.jpg<br />
| caption = Sauer in 1920<br />
| birth_date = {{birth_date|mf=yes|1898|11|27}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Van Buren Township, Darke County, Ohio|Van Buren Township, Ohio]], U.S.<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1980|2|15|1898|11|27|mf=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[Dayton, Ohio]], U.S.<br />
| height_ft = 5<br />
| height_in = 10<br />
| weight_lbs = 246<br />
| position = Lineman<br />
| high_school = [[Steele High School (Dayton, Ohio)|Steele (Dayton, Ohio)]]<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=December 15, 1918 |title=Dayton Boy, Picked For All-State, Called "Most Remarkable Player of Ohio Season" |work=Dayton Daily News}}</ref><br />
| college = [[Miami University]]<br />
| highlights =<br />
* Canton Daily News: 1st team all-NFL (1923)<br />
| pfr = SaueEd20<br />
| teams =<br />
*[[Dayton Triangles]] (1920–1921)<br />
* [[Canton Bulldogs]] (1921)<br />
* [[Akron Pros]] (1922)<br />
* Dayton Triangles (1922–1925)<br />
* [[Pottsville Maroons]] (1925)<br />
* Dayton Triangles (1926) <br />
}}<br />
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'''Edward Adam "Tubby" Sauer''' (November 27, 1898 - February 1980) was a professional [[American football|football]] player who played during the early years of the [[National Football League]] (NFL).<br />
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==Biography==<br />
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A resident of [[Van Buren Township, Darke County, Ohio|Van Buren Township, Ohio]], Sauer attended and played football for nearby [[Miami University]]. He made his NFL debut in 1920 with the [[Dayton Triangles]]. Sauer also played for the [[Pottsville Maroons]] and won the 1925 NFL Championship with the team before [[1925 NFL Championship controversy|the title was stripped from the team due to a disputed rules violation]]. he also played with the [[Akron Pros]] and the [[Canton Bulldogs]] of the early league.<br />
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Sauer, who stood 5'10" and weighed 240+ pounds, was nicknamed "Tubby".<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=November 28, 1919 |title='Tubby' Sauer Of Miami to Join Locals |work=Dayton Evening Herald}}</ref> He was the father of [[John Sauer]], a player, coach, and broadcaster.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nichols |first=Jim |date=September 13, 1970 |title=Football Analyst John Sauer Works Hard Before Telecast |work= Dayton Daily News}}</ref><br />
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After his athletic career, Sauer worked in the research department of the [[General Motors|General Motors Corporation]], for the [[Ethyl Gasoline Corporation]], and as a district manager for the [[Ohio State Life Insurance Company]], for which he was also a director for 32 years.<ref name=Obit>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/dayton-daily-news-edward-a-sauer-dies/165191392/ "Edward A. Sauer Dies: Sports, Business Figure,"] ''Dayton Daily News,'' Feb. 16, 1980, p. 5.</ref><br />
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Sauer retired in 1962.<ref name=Obit /><br />
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He died on February 15, 1980, in Dayton, Ohio, at the age of 81.<ref name=Obit /><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{1925 Pottsville Maroons}}<br />
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[[Category:1898 births]]<br />
[[Category:1980 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:American football offensive linemen]]<br />
[[Category:Akron Pros players]]<br />
[[Category:Canton Bulldogs players]]<br />
[[Category:Dayton Triangles players]]<br />
[[Category:Miami RedHawks football players]]<br />
[[Category:Pottsville Maroons players]]<br />
[[Category:People from Darke County, Ohio]]<br />
[[Category:Players of American football from Ohio]]</div>imported>Jweiss11