Sam Britts

From the University of Missouri, Sam Britts joined the Edmonton Eskimos in 1973 and won a West All-Star in his rookie season. Britts jumped to the World Football League in 1974, a move that set of legal wrangling between the Eskimos and the Detroit Wheels of the WFL.

Britts but returned to play for Edmont in 1975 but hurt his knee late in the season.  The guy who Edmonton called in to replace Britts was named Dan Kepley. It was not quite a Wally Pipp / Lou Gehriog story, but it did make Britts expendable to Edmonton. From there, Britts spent two seasons in Hamilton (1976-77) and four with the BC Lioins from 1978 to 1981.

Sam Britts on fanbase.com

Eskimos Seek Court Injuction Over Britts - August 9, 1974

Wheels Drop Ties with Britts - June 18, 1974

Britts Returns to Edmonton - March 3, 1975

Britts Goes to Hamilton - June 16, 1976

Britts Happy to be in Ti-Cat Uniform - November 19, 1976

Britts Walking Tall With Lions - November 6, 1981

 

GP, Interceptions and +Fumble Returns
Year Team GP Int Yds Avg TDInt Long FR Yds Avg TD Long FF
1973 EDM 16 2 11
0 6 4 8 2 0 8
1975 EDM 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 18 0 18
1976 HAM 16 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2.5 0 5
1977 HAM 16 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
1978 BC 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 BC 11 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
1980 BC 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 BC 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

 

Sacks
Year Team Sacks Yds
1973 EDM

1975 EDM

1976 HAM

1977 HAM

1978 BC

1979 BC

1980 BC

1981 BC 3

Quarterback sack stats were first kept officially only starting in 1981.

 

KO and Punt Returns
Year Team KOR Yds Avg TD Long PR Yds Avg TD Long
1973 EDM 5 44 88 0 19 0 0 0 0 0
1975 EDM 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 12 0 12
1976 HAM 1 -2 -2 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0
1977 HAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 BC 2 46 23 0 28 0 0 0 0 0
1979 BC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 BC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 BC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

Fumbles
Year Team F FL OFR
1973 EDM 0 0 0
1975 EDM 0 0 0
1976 HAM 1 0 0
1977 HAM 0 0 0
1978 BC 0 0 1
1979 BC 0 0 0
1980 BC 0 0 0
1981 BC 0 0 1

 

 

 

 

Sam Britts

Sam Britts

Sam Britts