Jim Lynch
Lynch in 1971 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Born | August 28, 1945 Lima, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | July 21, 2022 (aged 76) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Central Catholic (Lima) | ||||||||||||
| College | Notre Dame (1964–1966) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1967: 2nd round, 47th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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James Robert Lynch (August 28, 1945 – July 21, 2022) was an American professional football linebacker who played in both the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, where he was named an All-American and won the Maxwell Award in 1966. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992.