Jim Osborne (American football)

Jim Osborne
No. 68
Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1949-09-07) September 7, 1949
Sylvania, Georgia
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school: Fort Lauderdale (FL) Dillard
College: Southern
NFL Draft: 1972 / Round: 7 / Pick: 182
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 186
Games started: 154
Fumble recoveries: 9
Player stats at NFL.com

James Henry Osborne (born September 7, 1949) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League. He attended Southern University,[1] and spent his entire 13-year career with the Chicago 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]

References

  1. "Former SU defensive tackle, .FL pro inducted into SWAC HOF". Southern Bulletin. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016.
  2. "Jim Osborne, DT at NFL.com". National Football League. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016.
  3. What Ever Happened To...? - tribunedigital-chicagotribune Retrieved 2017.02.19.
  4. "The Piccolo Awards". Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016.


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