Jamie Rivers | |
Birth Date: | September 22, 1945 |
Birth Place: | Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. |
Number: | 53, 54 |
Position: | Linebacker |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lbs: | 245 |
College: | Bowling Green |
Draftyear: | 1967 |
Draftround: | 5 |
Draftpick: | 123 |
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Pfr: | R/RiveJa20 |
James Albert Rivers (born September 22, 1945) is a former American football linebacker who played eight seasons in the NFL. Rivers played college football at Bowling Green University.
Rivers was the St. Louis Cardinals fifth-round selection in the 1967 NFL/AFL draft. He started nine games in 1968 and was named the Cardinals team Rookie of the Year.[1] Rivers played in St. Louis from 1968 to 1973. He was traded to the New York Jets in 1974 where he played his last two seasons.[2]