Samuel Woodrow "Sam" Cathcart (July 7, 1924 – April 3, 2015) was an

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halfback and

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who played for the

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. He played

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at the

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, having previously attended

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. He was the brother of Royal Cathcart, who also played for the 49ers. He died of cancer in hospital in 2015.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cathcart, Sam 1924 births 2015 deaths American football halfbacks Long Beach Polytechnic High School alumni UC Santa Barbara Gauchos football players San Francisco 49ers players Players of American football from Oklahoma People from Washita County, Oklahoma Deaths from cancer in California