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Born: | (1931-03-20)March 20, 1931 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||
Died: | January 4, 2002(2002-01-04) (aged 70) Woodland Hills, California, U.S. | ||||||
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High school: | Inglewood (CA) | ||||||
College: | Southern California | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1953 / Round: 6 / Pick: 62 | ||||||
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James Herbert "Jimmy" Sears (March 20, 1931 – January 4, 2002) was a professional American football defensive back/halfback in the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL).
Sears prepped at Inglewood High SchoolinInglewood, California, where he was student body president in spring 1949.[1]
Sears played college football at the University of Southern California. He was seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting his senior year. In 1952, he became the second person to receive the W.J. Voit Memorial Trophy as the outstanding football player on the Pacific Coast. Before playing for the USC Trojans, Sears played at El Camino Junior CollegeinTorrance, California.
Sears played for the NFL's Chicago Cardinals (1954, 1957–1958), and the AFL's Los Angeles Chargers (1960) and Denver Broncos (1961).
Sears was an assistant coach for USC during the 1959 season.[2]
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