Sam Cathcart

Samuel Woodrow "Sam" 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]

Sam Cathcart

Sam Cathcart in 1949
No. 83, 28
Position	Halfback / Defensive back
Personal information
Born	(1924-07-07)July 7, 1924 Canute, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	April 3, 2015(2015-04-03) (aged 90) Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
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
San Francisco 49ers (1949–1950, 1952)
Stats at Pro Football Reference