| Date of birth: | November 24, 1946 |
| Place of birth: | Berkley, Michigan |
| Date of death: | March 29, 2011 (aged 64) |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Position(s): | WR |
| College: | Notre Dame |
| NFL Draft: | 1969 / Round: 1 / Pick 10 |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1970–1972 1974 |
Chicago Bears Chicago Fire (WFL) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Records: | Notre Dame most receiving yards in a single game |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
James Patrick "Jim" Seymour (November 24, 1946 – March 29, 2011)[1] was an American football wide receiver who played three seasons for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League. He was originally selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the first round of the 1969 NFL Draft, 10th pick overall. In 1974 he played for the Chicago Fire of the WFL.
Seymour played high school football at Shrine of the Little Flower High School, Royal Oak, Michigan, and college football at Notre Dame, where he was a two-time First-team All-American (1967, 1968) while also being a Second-team All-America selection in 1966. He was featured on the cover of Time Magazine in the October 28th, 1966 issue,[2] along with Terry Hanratty. He was the older brother of former professional football player Paul Seymour.
Seymour died on March 29, 2011 from cancer.[3]
References[]
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Follow TIME Facebook Twitter Google + Tumblr (1966-10-28). "TIME Magazine Cover: Jim Seymour, Terry Hanratty - Oct. 28, 1966 - Football - Notre Dame - Sports". Time.com. http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19661028,00.html. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
- ↑ Mayer, Larry (2012-09-26). "Former Bears receiver Jim Seymour passes away". Chicagobears.com. http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Former-Bears-receiver-Jim-Seymour-passes-away/7681860F-5632-4ADE-A301-D7D3A546EE4D. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
External links[]
- Obituary
- http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/01/sports/football/01seymour.html?scp=1&sq=jim%20seymour&st=cse
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