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Jim Osborne (American football)

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Jim Osborne
No. 68
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1949-09-07) September 7, 1949 (age 75)
Sylvania, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:Dillard (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
College:Southern
NFL draft:1972 / round: 7 / pick: 182
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:81.0
Fumble recoveries:9
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Former SU defensive tackle, .FL pro inducted into SWAC HOF". Southern Bulletin. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Jim Osborne, DT at NFL.com". National Football League. Archived from the original on April 9, 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 March 3, 2016.