Jess D. Tinsley (October 18, 1908 – March 4, 1955) was an American football tackle in the National Football League (NFL).[1][2] A native of Homer, Louisiana,[3] Tinsley played college football at Louisiana State University for the LSU Tigers, where he was selected All-Southern.[4] Jess was selected second-team for LSU's All-Time football team in 1935.[5] It claimed he "turned into a master tackle in senior year." Jess was the cousin of future LSU football star Gaynell Tinsley.

Jess Tinsley

No. 33
Position:	Tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1908-10-18)October 18, 1908 Homer, Louisiana
Died:	March 4, 1955(1955-03-04) (aged 46) Jonesboro, Louisiana
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Homer (LA)
College:	LSU
Career history
Chicago Cardinals (1929–1933) Louisville Bourbons (1934)
Career highlights and awards
Honors 2× All-Southern (1927, 1928) Second-team All-Time LSU football team (1935)

In the NFL, he played for the Chicago Cardinals. He also played in the early American Football League for the Louisville Bourbons.[6] Despite the AFL’s existing for only one season, it had two All-League teams, one selected by Associated Press writers in the cities represented by the AFL teams and one selected by the coaches of the American Football League.[7] Tinsley made the AP Team.

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