Jim Schwantz
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||
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| Date of birth: | January 23, 1970 | ||
| Place of birth: | Arlington Heights, Illinois | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||
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| High school: | William Fremd (IL) | ||
| College: | Purdue | ||
| Undrafted: | 1992 | ||
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James William Schwantz (born January 23, 1970 in Arlington Heights, Illinois) is the Mayor of Palatine, Illinois. He is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, and the San Francisco 49ers. With the Cowboys, he won Super Bowl XXX over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football for Purdue University.
Schwantz is a graduate of William Fremd High School in Palatine, Illinois, where he was a two-way player in football, receiving All-state and All-conference honors as a senior.
After accepting a scholarship from Purdue University, he started 5 games as a freshman and was a regular starter as a sophomore at outside linebacker. After finishing 1989 with 11 sacks, he broke his foot during the summer, sidelining him until the start of his junior season and contributing to him having an off year.
As a senior, he was switched to middle linebacker, registering 143 tackles (led the team), 102 solo (led the team), 12 tackles for losses, 2 sacks and one interception that he returned for a 66-yard touchdown. He was selected Big 10 defensive player of the week, for the 19 tackles he made against Northwestern University. He also was named to the Dean's List. At the time, he ended his college eligibility with 363 career tackles (sixth in school history), 18 career sacks (school record), 11 sacks in a season (school record) and 43 career tackles for loss (second in school history).
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