Running back, TCU, 1953–56
Jim Swink
- Born
- Mar 14, 1936, in Shelby County, Texas
- Died
- Dec 3, 2014, in Rusk, Texas
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Jim Swink played running back at TCU (1953–56). He finished second in the 1955 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1955. The Chicago Bears took Swink in round 2, No. 25 overall in the 1957 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1980.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 1980College Football Hall of Fame
- 1954Second-team All-Southwest Conference
- 1955Consensus All‑American
- 1955, 1956First-team All-Southwest Conference
- 1955National leader in points (125)
- 1955Second in the Heisman vote
Team titles: SWC champions, 1955
All-America: consensus 1955; INS second team 1956; UP second team 1956; AP third team 1956
The teams in those years
Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL | Dallas Texans |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.
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