sport.wikisort.org - AthleteJames Lee Kearney (born January 21, 1943 in Wharton, Texas) is a former American football safety who played twelve seasons in the National Football League and the American Football League from 1965-1976. In college, he played quarterback for Prairie View A&M, where one of his wide receivers was future Kansas City Chiefs teammate Otis Taylor.[1] He was drafted in the 11th round of the 1965 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions.[2] He then played for the Chiefs from 1967 through 1975 and for the New Orleans Saints in 1976. He started in Super Bowl IV for the Kansas City Chiefs.[1] In 1972, he tied an NFL record by returning four interceptions for touchdowns. He also led the league with 192 yards on interception returns.[2] He wore jersey number 46 while with the Chiefs. In retirement, he has taken up golf and coached little league football in the Kansas City area. Jim taught science for many years at Washington High School in Kansas, City, Kansas.
American football player (born 1943)
For the Australian rules football player, see Jim Kearney (Australian footballer).
American football player
Jim Kearney|
Position: | Safety |
---|
|
Born: | (1943-01-21) January 21, 1943 (age 79) Wharton, Texas |
---|
|
College: | Prairie View A&M |
---|
NFL Draft: | 1965 / Round: 11 / Pick: 151 |
---|
|
- Detroit Lions (1965–1966)
- Kansas City Chiefs (1967–1975)
- New Orleans Saints (1976)
|
|
---|
|
- NFL record
- Most interceptions returned for touchdown in a season: 4 (1972; tied with Eric Allen and Ken Houston)
|
|
---|
|
Games played: | 142 |
---|
Interceptions: | 23 |
---|
Fumble recoveries: | 9 |
---|
|
|
Player stats at NFL.com |
|
References
- Super Bowl IV. CBS. January 11, 1970.
- "Jim Kearney". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2016-01-15.
See also
Other American Football League players
Detroit Lions 1965 NFL draft selections |
---|
- Tom Nowatzke
- Jerry Rush
- Fred Biletnikoff
- Tom Myers
- Tom Vaughn
- Ed Flanagan
- John Flynn
- Earl Hawkins
- Greg Kent
- Bob Kowalkowski
- Larry Harbin
- Bruce McLenna
- Frank Pennie
- Jim Kearney
- Jim Moore
- Jack Jacobson
- Larry Brown
- Wallace Dickey
- John Smith
- Sonny Odom
- Karl Sweetan
- Preston Love
- George Wilson
|
Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl IV champions |
---|
- 3 Jan Stenerud
- 6 Warren McVea
- 10 Mike Livingston
- 12 Tom Flores
- 14 Ed Podolak
- 15 Jacky Lee
- 16 Len Dawson (MVP)
- 18 Emmitt Thomas
- 20 Goldie Sellers
- 21 Mike Garrett
- 22 Willie Mitchell
- 23 Paul Lowe
- 24 Caesar Belser
- 25 Frank Pitts
- 30 Gloster Richardson
- 32 Curtis McClinton
- 38 Wendell Hayes
- 40 Jim Marsalis
- 42 Johnny Robinson
- 44 Jerrel Wilson
- 45 Robert Holmes
- 46 Jim Kearney
- 51 Jim Lynch
- 55 E. J. Holub
- 60 George Daney
- 61 Curley Culp
- 63 Willie Lanier
- 65 Remi Prudhomme
- 66 Bob Stein
- 71 Ed Budde
- 73 Dave Hill
- 74 Gene Trosch
- 75 Jerry Mays
- 76 Mo Moorman
- 77 Jim Tyrer
- 78 Bobby Bell
- 82 Ed Lothamer
- 84 Fred Arbanas
- 85 Chuck Hurston
- 86 Buck Buchanan
- 87 Aaron Brown
- 88 Morris Stroud
- 89 Otis Taylor
|
|
|
Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии