| Position: | Fullback, halfback |
| Birth Date: | c. 1895 |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lbs: | 197 |
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| Statlabel1: | Games |
| Statvalue1: | 14 |
| Pfr: | SampEb20 |
Eber Sampson (born c. 1895) was an American football player. He played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a fullback and halfback for the Minneapolis Marines. He appeared in 14 NFL games, 13 as a starter, from 1921 to 1923.[1] He scored three NFL touchdowns.[2] Two of his touchdowns were scored in a single game, a 28–0 victory over the Columbus Panhandles.[3] [4]
Sampson also served as the kicker for the Minnesota Marines, but statistical data is not available for kicks converted during the earliest years of the NFL.[5] Likewise, statistical data is unavailable for rushing yardage, though an account of a game played on September 26, 1920, indicates that Sampson rushed for 116 yards on 26 carries and completed three of six passes for 52 yards.[6] He was described in a November 1920 account as "the individual star of the pastime for the Marines" who made long gains on the ground, kicked well, and "hurled forward passes with accuracy and speed."[7]
He was known by the nickname "Oats".[8]