JOHN PITTS
Strong Safety
No. 48
Arizona State
Buffalo's first-round draft pick in 1967 assumed a starting role midway through '68. John has not only the size for a strong side safety but the speed and football know-how which is essential to his position. His two interceptions last year included one returned 17 yards.
GEORGE SAIMES
Free Safety
No. 26
Michigan State
"Undersized but never overlooked, George Saimes has been a perennial All-Pro safetyman almost since coming into the league back in 1963. Standing only 5-10 and weighing 188 pounds, he doesn't present a classic figure, but George is the complete football player.
Roaming his free safety position, he is one of the surest tacklers in the business. He executes the safety blitz just the way it was diagrammed, and steals passes as deftly as a jewel thief. In his six seasons with the Bills, he has collected 19 interceptions.
He played his college football at Michigan State, where he was a running back."
-Jack Zanger, Pro Football 1969
"George, a familiar face on All-AFL clubs, has the speed and football know-how which is essential to his position. He was obtained from the Kansas City Chiefs.
During his college career, he played in the East-West Game, the Hula Bowl and the All-America Game as a fullback."
-1969 Topps No. 142
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