Sam Sword

No. 93 (Michigan), 56 (Raiders), 98 (Colts)

Position:

Linebacker

Personal information

Date of birth:

December 9, 1974 (age 42)

Place of birth:

Saginaw, Michigan

Height:

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight:

245 lb (111 kg)

Career information

High school:

Arthur Hill (Saginaw, MI)

College:

Michigan (1995–1998)

Career history

Oakland Raiders (1999)
Indianapolis Colts (2000–2002)

Career highlights and awards

First-team All-Big Ten (1997)
Second-team All-Big Ten (1998)
Roger Zatkoff Award (1997, 1998)
Ranks third in Michigan history with 265 solo tackles

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	45
Games started:	8
Tackles:	66

Player stats at PFR

Games played:	45
Games started:	8
Tackles:	66

Sam Lee-Arthur Sword (born December 9, 1974) is a former American football player.

A native of Saginaw, Michigan, Sword played college football as a linebacker for the University of Michigan from 1995 to 1998. He was the leading tackler on the undefeated 1997 Michigan Wolverines football team that led the country in scoring defense and total defense and was ranked #1 in the final AP Poll. He led Michigan in tackles for three consecutive years, and his 265 solo tackles ranks third in school history.

Sword also played four seasons of professional football as a linebacker and on special teams in the National Football League (NFL) for the Oakland Raiders in 1999 and for the Indianapolis Colts from 2000 to 2002. He appeared in 45 NFL games, eight as a starter, and registered 66 tackles.

Sword was born in Saginaw, Michigan, in 1974. He attended Arthur Hill High School in Saginaw. Sword played football, basketball and baseball at Arthur Hill. He played middle linebacker and tight end for the football team, led the 1993 team to a state championship, and received all-state honors. He was later inducted into the Saginaw County Sports Hall of Fame.

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