Jess Tinsley

Jess Dalton Tinsley (October 18, 1907 – March 4, 1955) was an American football tackle and end in the National Football League (NFL). A native of Homer, Louisiana,^[1] Tinsley played college football at Louisiana State University for the LSU Tigers, where he was selected All-Southern.^[2] Jess was selected second-team for LSU's All-Time football team in 1935.^[3] It claimed he "turned into a master tackle in senior year." Jess was the cousin of future LSU football star Gaynell Tinsley.

Jess Tinsley

No. 2, 21, 31
Position:	Tackle, end
Personal information
Born:	(1907-10-18)October 18, 1907 Homer, Louisiana, U.S.
Died:	March 4, 1955(1955-03-04) (aged 47) Ruston, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Homer (Homer, Louisiana)
College:	LSU
Career history
Chicago Cardinals (1929–1933) Louisville Bourbons (1934)
Career highlights and awards
Honors 2× All-Southern (1927, 1928) Second-team All-Time LSU football team (1935)

In the NFL, he played for the Chicago Cardinals. He also played in the early American Football League for the Louisville Bourbons.^[4] Despite the AFL’s existing for only one season, it had two All-League teams, one selected by Associated Press writers in the cities represented by the AFL teams and one selected by the coaches of the American Football League.^[5] Tinsley made the AP Team.

Tinsley later operated a chain of movie theaters in Jonesboro, Louisiana. He died on March 4, 1955, at his home in Ruston, Louisiana.^[6][7]