Jim Beirne | |
Number: | 81, 85, 88 |
Position: | Wide receiver / Tight end |
Birth Date: | October 15, 1946 |
Birth Place: | McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Death Place: | Kerrville, Texas, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lbs: | 206 |
High School: | McKeesport (PA) |
College: | Purdue |
Draftyear: | 1968 |
Draftround: | 4 |
Draftpick: | 105 |
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Pfr: | B/BeirJi00 |
James Patrick Beirne (October 15, 1946 – May 28, 2021) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver.[1] He played college football at Purdue University, where he was an All-American. He played professionally for the Houston Oilers of the American Football League (AFL) and was named an AFL All-Star in 1969. He later played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Oilers and San Diego Chargers.
Beirne lived in Fredericksburg, Texas.
Jim has two sons, Kevin Beirne, a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher from 2000 to 2006, and Mike Beirne, a wide receiver and linebacker at the University of Kentucky from 1998 to 2001.