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Place of birth:
  
Monahans, Texas

Name
  
Jim Colvin

Height:
  
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Role
  
American football player


High school:
  
Lutcher-Stark (TX)

Weight
  
114 kg

College:
  
Houston

Education
  
University of Houston

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Position:
  
Defensive tackle / Defensive end

Date of birth:
  
(1937-11-30) November 30, 1937 (age 78)

Jim Colvin: Football Defensive Tackle and Defensive End


James Reginald Colvin (born November 30, 1937) is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts, Dallas Cowboys, and the New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Houston.

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Early years

Colvin attended Lutcher-Stark High School before moving on to the University of Houston, where he was a two-way player and received All-MVC honors in 1959.

Baltimore Colts

He was selected in the eighth round (95th overall) of the 1960 NFL Draft. By his third season, he was named the starter at left defensive tackle, replacing a recently retired Art Donovan.

On July 11, 1964, he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for Guy Reese.

Dallas Cowboys

Colvin took over Reese's left defensive tackle starting job, playing alongside Bob Lilly for three years. At the end of the 1966 season, Jethro Pugh was moved from defensive end to left defensive tackle, replacing him in the starting lineup.

After notifying the club of his intentions to retire, he was traded to the Minnesota Vikings, before receiving him back and trading him again on October 11, 1967, to the New York Giants in exchange for a fourth round draft choice (#97-John Douglas).

Minnesota Vikings

Colvin spent a part of the 1967 preseason with the Minnesota Vikings, who were looking to add depth after Carl Eller injured his knee, but was returned to the Cowboys after he couldn't play because of an injured knee.

New York Giants

In 1967, he played 8 games for the New York Giants. On July 22, 1968, he announced his retirement after the Giants did not meet his financial terms.

References

Jim Colvin Wikipedia