Mike Samples

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1950)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2011}} {{Infobox gridiron football person | name = Mike Samples | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|5|27}} | birth_place = Bonne Terre, Missouri, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | team = | number = 55, 62, 66 | status = Retired | import = yes | position1 = Defensive tackle | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 245 | college = Drake | NFLDraftedYear = 1973 | NFLDraftedRound = 12 | NFLDraftedPick = 298 | playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|1973}} | playing_team1 = BC Lions | playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|1974}}–{{CFL Year|1977}} | playing_team2 = Hamilton Tiger-Cats | playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|1978}}–{{CFL Year|1983}} | playing_team3 = Saskatchewan Roughriders | career_highlights = * CFL All-Star ({{CFL Year|1982}}) * CFL East All-Star ({{CFL Year|1976}}) * 2× CFL West All-Star ({{CFL Year|1981}}, {{CFL Year|1982}}) }} '''Mike Samples''' (born May 27, 1950) is a former professional Canadian football player who played eleven seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for three teams. He was named CFL All-Star in 1981. <ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z6MyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2O4FAAAAIBAJ&dq=mike%20samples&pg=5019%2C5036776 Ten Eskimos Selected]</ref> In August 1983 he retired as a player and became an assistant coach for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ErBVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eEANAAAAIBAJ&dq=mike-samples%20coach&pg=3147%2C1470805 Berry takes over Riders]</ref>

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