Jim Swink
Swink with the Dallas Texans on a Fleer trading card, 1960 | |||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback | ||||||||||
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| Born | March 14, 1936 Sacul, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died | December 3, 2014 (aged 78) Rusk, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Rusk (Rusk, Texas) | ||||||||||
| College | TCU | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1957: 2nd round, 25th overall pick | ||||||||||
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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.
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.