Jim Sears
Sears, circa 1950 | |||||||
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Position: | DB/HB | ||||||
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Born: | (1931-03-20)March 20, 1931 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||
Died: | January 4, 2002(2002-01-04) (aged 70) Woodland Hills, California, U.S. | ||||||
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High school: | Inglewood (Inglewood, California) | ||||||
College: | USC | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1953 / round: 6 / pick: 62 | ||||||
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James Herbert "Jimmy" Sears (March 20, 1931 – January 4, 2002) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back and halfback in the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans.
Early life
Sears prepped at Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California, where he was student body president in spring 1949.[1]
College career
Sears played college football at the University of Southern California. He was seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting his senior year, becoming the first Trojan to receive votes for the Heisman.[2]
In 1952, he became the second person to receive the W.J. Voit Memorial Trophy as the outstanding football player on the Pacific Coast. Before playing for the USC Trojans, Sears played at El Camino Junior College in Torrance, California.
Professional career
Sears played for the NFL's Chicago Cardinals (1954, 1957–1958), and the AFL's Los Angeles Chargers (1960) and Denver Broncos (1961).
Coaching career
Sears was an assistant coach for USC during the 1959 season.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Green & White '49er (high school yearbook)
- ^ https://sports.yahoo.com/news/heisman-trophy-voting-results-1935-044600799--ncaaf.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFmLyBgTpBW3l1DSQ5Le0PWApm5CSsqKZ-cNeKID9h5sRCtGTPIC01vcD4RDiPiew78LRA9CFpoQZKR47VA6hzc_7G99lNhBJWkra6xA0C5XIX1bfuDqxwgkIqplNbFBgK-mAFLoiBoCBHxTX2XeUvikZ83ssjTvq0OvLvq3A_CL
- ^ "USC Athletics - Story Archives".
External links
- "USC All-American Footballer Jim Sears Dies". usctrojans.com. January 7, 2002. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
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- 1961 Gallegos
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- 1970 Plunkett
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- 1976 Bell
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- 1978 Robinson
- 1979 White
- 1980 Margerum
- 1981 Allen
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- 1984 Del Rio
- 1985 Mayes
- 1986 Wyman
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- 1988 Peete
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- 1990 Lewis
- 1991 Vardell
- 1992 Milburn
- 1993 Morton
- 1994 Stenstrom
- 1995 Johnson
- 1996 Plummer
- 1997 Hicks
- 1998 McNown
- 1999 O'Neal
- 2000 Tuiasosopo
- 2002 Palmer
- 2003 Ball
- 2004 Arrington