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Jim Swink
American football player (1936–2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jim Swink (March 14, 1936 – December 3, 2014) was an American professional football player who was a halfback for the Dallas Texans of the American Football League (AFL). He was an All-American playing college football at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Date of birth | (1936-03-15)March 15, 1936 |
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Place of birth | Sacul, Texas, U.S. |
Date of death | December 3, 2014(2014-12-03) (aged 78) |
Place of death | Rusk, Texas, U.S. |
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Position(s) | Halfback |
US college | Texas Christian |
NFL draft | 1957 / Round: 2 / Pick: 25 (by the Chicago Bears) |
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1960 | Dallas Texans |
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Swink grew up in Rusk, Texas, which inspired his nickname, "the Rusk Rambler". He is remembered as one of the greatest running backs in Southwest Conference history and led the Horned Frogs to win consecutive conference championships in 1955 and 1956. These victories resulted in trips to the Cotton Bowl Classic.