Jim Kearney (American football)
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Position: | Safety | ||||||
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Born: | Wharton, Texas | January 21, 1943||||||
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College: | Prairie View A&M | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1965 / Round: 11 / Pick: 151 | ||||||
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James Lee Kearney (born January 21, 1943 in Wharton, Texas) is a former American football safety who played twelve seasons in the National Football League and the American Football League from 1965-1976. In college he played quarterback for Prairie View A&M, where one of his wide receivers was future Kansas City Chiefs teammate Otis Taylor.[1] He was drafted in the 11th round of the 1965 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions.[2] He then played for the Chiefs from 1967 through 1975 and for the New Orleans Saints in 1976. He started in Super Bowl IV for the Kansas City Chiefs.[1] In 1972 he tied an NFL record by returning four interceptions for touchdowns. He also led the league with 192 yards on interception returns.[2] He wore jersey number 46 while with the Chiefs. In retirement, he has taken up golf and coached little league football in the Kansas City area.
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- 1943 births
- Living people
- People from Wharton, Texas
- American football safeties
- Prairie View A&M Panthers football players
- Detroit Lions players
- Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- New Orleans Saints players
- Super Bowl champions
- American Football League champions
- Players of American football from Texas
- American football defensive back, 1940s birth stubs