Jim Sears
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| Date of birth: | March 20, 1931 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Los Angeles, California | ||||||||
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| Place of death: | Woodland Hills, California | ||||||||
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| College: | Southern California | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1953 / Round: 6 / Pick: 62 (By the Baltimore Colts) |
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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).
High school career
Sears prepped at Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California.
College career
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.
Pro career
Sears played for the NFL's Chicago Cardinals (1954, 1957–1958), and the AFL's Los Angeles Chargers (1960) and Denver Broncos (1961).
See also
External links
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- 1931 births
- 2002 deaths
- All-American college football players
- Sportspeople from Los Angeles, California
- Players of American football from California
- American football defensive backs
- American football halfbacks
- USC Trojans football players
- Chicago Cardinals players
- Los Angeles Chargers players
- Denver Broncos (AFL) players
