Background
Saimes was born and died in Canton, Ohio.
Saimes was born and died in Canton, Ohio.
In 1964 he had a career-high six interceptions and earned the first of his five American Football League All-Star Game appearances. He made The Sporting News All-American Federation of Labor-Congress Team in 1964, 1965 and 1967. Former Pro Football writer and president of the Pro Football Writers Association, Larry Felser, calls Saimes "the finest open-field tackler in the league."
Saimes went on to be a professional football scout with the Blesto V Combine, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Washington Redskins, and the Houston Texans.
Saimes died in Canton of leukemia on March 8, 2013.