Sam Adams (Canadian football)

Samuel Houston Adams (July 25, 1928 – November 13, 2015) was an American professional football player who was an end for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Adams played 28 games with the Lions from 1954 to 1955, catching 53 receptions for 834 yards. He played college football at Whitworth University. He later moved to Pullman, Washington and was an educator. Adams died in 2015, aged 87.