Sam Scarber

Scarber, Sam Willis, Jr.
Position: RB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 232
Born: June 24, 1949 St. Louis, MO
Died: March 8, 2026 Tuscon, AZ
High School: Gateway (St. Louis, MO)

Year	College	Participation
1967	Northeastern JC
1968	New Mexico	Lettered
1969	New Mexico	Lettered
1970	New Mexico	Lettered

Draft: 3rd round (69th overall) 1971 Dallas Cowboys

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1971 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1971 EDM CFL	35	FB	5
1972 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1972 EDM CFL	35	FB	9
1973 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1973 EDM CFL	35	FB	1
1974 Detroit Wheels (WFL)1974 DET WFL	35	FB	14
1975 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1975 SD NFL	30	RB	11	1
1976 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1976 SD NFL	30	RB	14	2
2 Years (NFL)2 Years NFL			25	3
3 Years (CFL)3 Years CFL			15

Team	Date	Transaction
1971 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)Dallas Cowboys	1/28/1971	Draft
1971 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)Dallas Cowboys		Signed
1971 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)Dallas Cowboys		Released
1971 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)Los Angeles Rams		Assigned on Waivers
1971 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)Los Angeles Rams		Released
1971 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)Edmonton Eskimos		Signed
1973 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)Edmonton Eskimos		Released
1974 Detroit Wheels (WFL)Detroit Wheels	3/24/1974	Signed
1974 Southern California Sun (WFL)Southern California Sun	10/22/1974	Dispersal Draft
1975 San Diego Chargers (NFL)San Diego Chargers		Signed
1977 San Diego Chargers (NFL)San Diego Chargers		Released
1978 Oakland Raiders (NFL)Oakland Raiders		Signed
1978 Oakland Raiders (NFL)Oakland Raiders	8/15/1978	Injured Reserve
1979 Oakland Raiders (NFL)Oakland Raiders		Released

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1974 Detroit Wheels (WFL)1974 DET WFL	3	1					-	0			-	0	22
1975 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1975 SD NFL	2	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	12
1976 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1976 SD NFL	2	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	12
1972 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1972 EDM CFL	3	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		0	0	18
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	4	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	24
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	3	0	0					0	0		0	0	18

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1971 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1971 EDM CFL	75	301	4.0	19	0		0	0
1972 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1972 EDM CFL	65	339	5.2	18	3		0	0
1973 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1973 EDM CFL	3	12	4.0	6	0		0	0
1974 Detroit Wheels (WFL)1974 DET WFL	138	606	4.4	24	3			0
1975 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1975 SD NFL	15	68	4.5	18	1		0	0
1976 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1976 SD NFL	61	236	3.9	14	1		0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	76	304	4.0	18	2		0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	143	652	4.6	19	3		0	0

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	YAC	FUM
1974 Detroit Wheels (WFL)1974 DET WFL		29		266	9.2	28	0			0
1975 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1975 SD NFL		12		68	5.7	12	1		0	0
1976 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1976 SD NFL		14		96	6.9	13	1		0	0
1971 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1971 EDM CFL		4		9	2.3	9	0		0	0
1972 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1972 EDM CFL		8		39	4.9	8	0		0	0
1973 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1973 EDM CFL		4		28	7.0	17	0		0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL		26		164	6.3	13	2		0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL		16		76	4.8	17	0		0	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1972 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1972 EDM CFL	15	-	373	24.9	40	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	15		373	24.9	40	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1971 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1971 EDM CFL	1	1	1	0	1	0	0
1972 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1972 EDM CFL	2	2	2		2		0
1975 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1975 SD NFL	2		0	0	0	0	0
1976 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1976 SD NFL	3		2	0	2	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	5		2	0	2	0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	3	3	3	0	3	0	0