Jim Osborne (American football)

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Jim Osborne
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Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1949-09-07) September 7, 1949 (age 74)
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
Fumble recoveries:9
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

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]

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References

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