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Samuel E. MacVea (May 17, 1884 – December 23, 1921), better known as Sam McVey, was an American Hall of Fame heavyweight boxer during the early 20th century. Famously known as the "Oxnard Cyclone", he ranked alongside Jack Johnson, Joe Jeanette, Sam…
1959–2005
Samuel Davis Mills Jr. (June 3, 1959 – April 18, 2005) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers. He also played for three seasons…
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Samuel Davis Mills III (born May 20, 1978) is an American football coach who is currently the defensive line coach for UAB. He has also served as a defensive line coach for the Carolina Panthers and Washington Commanders of the National Football League…
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Samuel Udoka Oji (9 October 1985 – 28 August 2021) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Oji played in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers, Bristol Rovers, Leyton Orient and Hereford United, and in the Swedish Superettan…
1917–1988
Samuel Cromwell Richardson (17 November 1917 – 8 October 1988) was a Canadian athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born in Toronto. In 1936 he was a member of the Canadian relay team which finished fifth in the Olympic 4x100 metre event.
1973–
Samuel Richard Shade (born June 14, 1973) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Alabama A&M University, a position he has held since 2025. He played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1995…
1963–
James Samuel Vincent (born May 18, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player, and coach. He currently works as a defensive coach for MBB of the Basketball Africa League (BAL). Vincent was Mr. Basketball of Michigan in 1981, before playing…
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Samuel Lee Washington Jr. (born March 7, 1960) is an American football coach and former defensive back who was the head football coach at North Carolina A&T State University. Originally from Tampa, Florida, Washington played college football at Mississippi…
1922–2007
Samuel Clarence Williams (October 13, 1922 – August 8, 2007) was an American Negro league pitcher between 1947 and 1952. A native of Ketona, Alabama, Williams served in the United States Army during World War II. He made his Negro leagues debut in 1947 for…
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Samad Jahad Taylor (born July 11, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder and second baseman for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Kansas City Royals and Seattle Mariners.
1988–
Samantha Marie-Ann Brand (born 16 June 1988) is an American-born Haitian footballer who plays as a midfielder. She was a member of the Haiti women's national team.
1999–
Samantha "Sammy" Watson (born November 10, 1999) is an American middle-distance runner from New York.
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Samaya Clark-Gabriel (born October 1, 2009) is an American teenage athlete and actress from Brooklyn, New York, area. She gained recognition for her athletic abilities at the age of four and has also been involved in community and philanthropic initiatives.
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Samuel Oluwaseyi Jesutoromo "Sammy" Ameobi (born 1 May 1992) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger. Born in England, he was capped by Nigeria at under-20 level and England at under-21 level before switching allegiance to Nigeria in…
1934–2010
Samuel Harrison Drake (October 7, 1934 – January 27, 2010) was an American Major League Baseball second and third baseman. He played two seasons with the Chicago Cubs from 1960 to 1961 and one season with the expansion 1962 New York Mets. Sammy and his…
1984–
Sammy Okpro (born May 2, 1984) is a Canadian former football player and coach. He played CIS football as a defensive back for the Concordia Stingers from 2004 to 2007. Professionally, he was drafted by the Edmonton Eskimos in the fourth round of the 2008…
1910–1981
Samuel Thomas Hughes (October 20, 1910 – August 9, 1981) was an American second baseman in baseball's Negro leagues. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Hughes played primarily for the Elite Giants through their various stops in Nashville, Columbus, Washington,…
1998–
Samuel Oluwabukunmi Adeniran (born September 30, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Austrian Football Bundesliga club LASK.
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Samuel Allen (born April 25, 1936) is an American former professional baseball player for the Negro leagues. Allen was born in 1936 in Norfolk, Virginia. During his high school years at Booker T. Washington High School he was a baseball and football player.
1870–1941
Samuel Howard "Big Boy" Archer Sr. (December 23, 1870 – January 15, 1941) was an American college football player and coach and educator. He served as the head football coach at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia from 1905 to 1908 and again from 1912 to…
1929–2019
Samuel "Bay" Taylor (January 27, 1929 – April 8, 2019) was an American catcher and left fielder who played in the Negro leagues. Listed at 5' 6" [1.68 m], 195 lb. [88 k], he batted and threw right handed. Born in Charleston, Missouri, Taylor started his…
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Samuel Davis Dalembert (born May 10, 1981) is a Haitian-Canadian former professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Seton Hall University. During his active NBA career,…
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Samuel Iling-Junior (born 4 October 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or wing-back for EFL Championship club Bolton Wanderers, on loan from Premier League club Aston Villa. A youth product of Chelsea and Juventus,…
1959
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA short-sleeved beige baseball jersey. There are seven (7) clear plastic buttons going down the center front of the jersey on the proper right side and the buttonholes are on the proper left side. The jersey reads [GIANTS] across the front with the "GIA"…
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