Sam Bartholomew

{{Short description|American football player (1917–1999)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Sam Bartholomew

| image = Sam Bartholomew.png

| caption = Bartholomew from 1940 Volunteer

| number = 27

| position = Fullback

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1917|4|10|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1999|2|14|1917|4|10}}

| death_place = Sullivan County, Tennessee, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 188

| college = Tennessee

| draftyear = 1940

| draftround = 13

| draftpick = 118

| pastteams =

• Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1941}})

| highlights =

• 2× Jacobs Blocking Trophy (1938, 1939)
• Second-team All-SEC (1939)

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 69

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 3.3

| statlabel3 = Receptions

| statvalue3 = 3

| statlabel4 = Receiving yards

| statvalue4 = 15

| statlabel5 = Interceptions

| statvalue5 = 1

| pfr = BartSa20

}}

Samuel Wilson Bartholomew (April 10, 1917 – February 14, 1999) was an American football fullback who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Tennessee and was drafted in the 13th round of the 1940 NFL draft with the 118th overall pick by the Washington Redskins.{{Cite web |title=1940 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1940/draft.htm |access-date=March 30, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played in one season for the Eagles in 1941.{{Cite web |title=Sam Bartholomew Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BartSa20.htm |access-date=March 14, 2024 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Bartholomew was inducted to the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in 1986.{{Cite web |title=Samuel W. Bartholomew Sr. |url=http://tshf.net/halloffame/bartholomew-sr-samuel-w/ |access-date=March 2, 2022 |website=Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame}}