Jim Myers
| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
November 12, 1921 Madison, West Virginia |
| Died | July 17, 2014 (aged 92) Dallas, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| 1941–1942 | Tennessee |
| 1944 | Card-Pitt (off-season member) |
| 1946 | Tennessee |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1947 | Wofford (line) |
| 1948 | Vanderbilt (line) |
| 1949–1956 | UCLA (line) |
| 1957 | Iowa State |
| 1958–1961 | Texas A&M |
| 1962–1986 | Dallas Cowboys (OC/OL) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 16–29–5 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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James A. "Jim" Myers (November 12, 1921 – July 17, 2014) was an American football coach. He coached for 40 years at the collegiate and professional level. He is probably most remembered for his time as line coach and (since 1971) associate head coach with the Dallas Cowboys under Tom Landry. He was also an offseason member of the Card-Pitt team in 1944, playing as a guard. Card-Pitt was the contraction of the Cardinals and Steelers teams during World War II and was generally considered one of the worst teams in history, finishing 0–10 and outscored by 220 points.
After serving as line coach under Henry Russell Sanders at the Vanderbilt University and later University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Myers became head coach at Iowa State University in 1957, where he compiled a 4–5–1 record. He was the head football coach at Texas A&M University from 1958 to 1961. His record there stands at 12–24–4. Myers frequently used a single-wing formation he had learned at Tennessee under head coach Robert Neyland.
Myers was hired by Tom Landry to coach the Dallas Cowboys offensive line in 1962. He later became offensive coordinator and associate head coach.
Myers died at the age of 92 on July 17, 2014.
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