Jim Osborne (American football) explained

Jim Osborne
Number:68
Position:Defensive tackle
Birth Date:September 7, 1949
Birth Place:Sylvania, Georgia, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:250
College:Southern
Draftyear:1972
Draftround:7
Draftpick:182
Pastteams:
Highlights:
Statlabel1:Sacks
Statvalue1:81.0
Statlabel2:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue2:9
Pfr:O/OsboJi20

James Henry Osborne (born September 7, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League (NFL). He attended Southern University,[1] and spent his entire 13-year pro career with Bears.[2] Osborne retired in 1984, one year shy of the Bears Super Bowl win. At the time of his retirement he lived in Olympia Fields.[3] He won the Brian Piccolo Award from the Bears organization in 1972.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former SU defensive tackle, .FL pro inducted into SWAC HOF . Southern Bulletin . https://web.archive.org/web/20190709044317/http://www.sus.edu/NewsLetter/NewsletterDisplay.asp?p1=9876 . 9 July 2019 . dead .
  2. Web site: Jim Osborne, DT at NFL.com . National Football League . https://web.archive.org/web/20160409183804/http://www.nfl.com/player/jimosborne/2522564/profile . 9 April 2016 . dead .
  3. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-08-02/sports/9408020263_1_bears-four-times-george-s-halas-nfl What Ever Happened To...? - tribunedigital-chicagotribune
  4. Web site: The Piccolo Awards . Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225403/http://www.brianpiccolofund.org/partners/chicago-bears/piccolo-awards/ . 3 March 2016 . dead .