Jim Stanley (American football)
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 22, 1935 |
| Died | January 12, 2012 (aged 76) Chandler, Arizona |
| Playing career | |
| 1955–1957 | Texas A&M |
| Position(s) | Guard, defensive tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1961 | SMU (assistant) |
| 1962 | Texas Western (assistant) |
| 1963–1965 | Oklahoma State (assistant) |
| 1966–1968 | Oklahoma State (DC) |
| 1969–1970 | Navy (DC) |
| 1971 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (DC) |
| 1972 | Oklahoma State (DC) |
| 1973–1978 | Oklahoma State |
| 1979 | New York Giants (DL) |
| 1980–1982 | Atlanta Falcons (DL) |
| 1983–1984 | Michigan Panthers |
| 1985 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (DL) |
| 1986 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers (DC) |
| 1989–1994 | Houston Oilers (DL) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1995–2007 | Arizona Cardinals (dir. pro personnel) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 35–31–2 (college) 24–15 (USFL) |
| Bowls | 2–0 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Big Eight (1976) 1 USFL (1983) |
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Jim Stanley (June 22, 1935 – January 12, 2012) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater from 1973 to 1978, compiling a record of 35–31–2. Stanley was also the head coach of the USFL's Michigan Panthers in 1983 and 1984, their only two years of existence. The Panthers won the USFL Championship in 1983.
Stanley was a three-year starter for Bear Bryant's Texas A&M Aggies teams in the 1950s. He was a member of the undefeated 1956 A&M team. He began his coaching career in Amarillo, Texas, coaching high school football from 1959 to 1960. He served as defensive coordinator at Oklahoma State from 1963 to 1968, before moving to the United States Naval Academy from 1969 to 1970, and then the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers from 1971 to 1972.
Stanley returned to Stillwater to become the head coach of the Oklahoma State University Cowboys in 1973. He coached at Oklahoma State from 1973 to 1978, amassing a career record of 35–31–2. His Cowboys earned a Fiesta Bowl victory in 1974 and his 1976 team ended the season 9–3 finishing as a Big Eight co-champions on their way to a Tangerine Bowl victory. His success at Oklahoma State earned him many accolades, including being invited to coach three collegiate all-star games: the 1973 East–West Shrine Game, the 1977 Hula Bowl, and the 1977 Japan Bowl.
In 1978, the Big Eight Conference initiated an investigation into the Oklahoma State University football program in response to allegations of violations of several NCAA rules and regulations while Stanley was head coach. Stanley successfully filed suit against the conference to require them to provide various due process protections in their final hearing on the charges. A decade later, however, the United States Supreme Court, in a case involving UNLV head basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian, held that the 14th Amendment's due process guarantees were not applicable to the NCAA and similar athletic organizations since their investigations do not amount to the requisite action necessary for the constitutional protections to apply.
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