Jim Sears
 Sears, circa 1950 | |||||||||||||
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| Positions | Defensive back, halfback | ||||||||||||
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| Born | March 20, 1931 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | January 4, 2002 (aged 70) Woodland Hills, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5Â ft 11Â in (1.80Â m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 183Â lb (83Â kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Inglewood (Inglewood, California) | ||||||||||||
| College | USC (1950–1952) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1953: 6th round, 62nd overall pick | ||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Sears prepped at Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California, where he was student body president in spring 1949.[1]
College career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Sears was an assistant coach for USC during the 1959 season.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Green & White '49er (high school yearbook)
- ↑ "Heisman Trophy voting results 1935-1975". Yahoo! Sports. December 10, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2026.
- ↑ "USC Athletics - Story Archives".
External links
[edit]- "USC All-American Footballer Jim Sears Dies". usctrojans.com. January 7, 2002. Retrieved August 25, 2009.