Edward Adam Sauer (November 27, 1898 - February 1980) was a professional football player who played during the early years of the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ma ...

(NFL). A resident of Van Buren Township, Ohio, Sauer attended and played football for nearby

Miami University Miami University (informally Miami of Ohio or simply Miami) is a public research university in Oxford, Ohio. The university was founded in 1809, making it the second-oldest university in Ohio (behind Ohio University, founded in 1804) and the 1 ...

. He made his NFL debut in 1920 with the

Dayton Triangles The Dayton Triangles were an original franchise of the American Professional Football Association (now the National Football League (NFL)) in 1920. The Triangles were based in Dayton, Ohio, and took their nickname from their home field, Triang ...

. Sauer also played for the

Pottsville Maroons The Pottsville Maroons were an American football team based in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, in the northeastern part of the state. Founded in 1920, they played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1925 to 1928. In 1929 they relocated to Bosto ...

and won the 1925 NFL Championship with the team before the title was stripped from the team due to a disputed rules violation. he also played with the

Akron Pros The Akron Pros were a professional football team that played in Akron, Ohio from 1908 to 1926. The team originated in 1908 as a semi-pro team named the Akron Indians, but later became Akron Pros in 1920 as the team set out to become a charter ...

and the

Canton Bulldogs The Canton Bulldogs were a professional American football team, based in Canton, Ohio. They played in the Ohio League from 1903 to 1906 and 1911 to 1919, and the American Professional Football Association (later renamed the National Football Lea ...

of the early league. Sauer, who stood 5'10" and weighed 240+ pounds, was nicknamed "Tubby". He was the father of

John Sauer John Edward Sauer (August 31, 1925 – March 4, 1996) was an American football player, coach, and broadcaster. A Dayton, Ohio native, Sauer was a multi-sport athlete in high school. From 1943 to 1946, he attended the United States Military Acade ...

, a player, coach, and broadcaster.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sauer, Eddie 1898 births Players of American football from Ohio Akron Pros players Canton Bulldogs players Dayton Triangles players Pottsville Maroons players Miami RedHawks football players 1980 deaths People from Darke County, Ohio American football offensive linemen