Jim Sears
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| Position: | DB/HB | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 20, 1931 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Los Angeles | ||||||||
| Date of death: | January 4, 2002 (aged 70) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | Woodland Hills, California | ||||||||
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| High school: | Inglewood (CA) | ||||||||
| College: | Southern California | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: |
1953 / Round: 6 / Pick: 62 (By the Baltimore Colts) |
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| Rushing attempts-yards: | 34-119 |
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| Receptions-yards: | 18-253 |
| Touchdowns: | 3 |
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James Herbert "Jimmy" Sears (March 20, 1931 – January 4, 2002) was a professional American football defensive back/halfback in the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL).
Sears prepped at Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California.
Sears played college football at the University of Southern California. He was seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting his senior year. In 1952, he became the second person to receive the W.J. Voit Memorial Trophy as the outstanding football player on the Pacific Coast. Prior to playing for the USC Trojans, Sears played at El Camino Junior College in Torrance, California.
Sears played for the NFL's Chicago Cardinals (1954, 1957–1958), and the AFL's Los Angeles Chargers (1960) and Denver Broncos (1961).
Sears was an assistant coach for USC during the 1959 season.
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