Jim Copeland (American football)

Wyatt James Copeland Jr. (March 5, 1945 – June 4, 2010) was an American football player and college athletics administrator. He played as an offensive lineman for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Copeland was born in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1945 and attended the University of Virginia. He was drafted in the tenth round by the Cleveland Browns in the 1967 NFL/AFL draft.

Jim Copeland

No. 64
Date of birth	(1945-03-05)March 5, 1945
Place of birth	Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Date of death	June 4, 2010(2010-06-04) (aged 65)
Place of death	Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Guard
US college	Virginia
NFL draft	1967 / round: 10 / Pick 255
Career history
As player
1967–1974	Cleveland Browns

Copeland later served as the athletic director at the College of William & Mary, the University of Utah, the University of Virginia and Southern Methodist University (SMU).