Jim Shorter
American football player (1938–2000)
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Date of birth | (1938-06-08)June 8, 1938 |
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Place of birth | Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. |
Date of death | June 1, 2000(2000-06-01) (aged 61) |
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Position(s) | Defensive back |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
US college | Detroit |
NFL draft | 1962 / Round: 14 / Pick: 193 |
Career history | |
As player | |
1962–1963 | Cleveland Browns |
1964–1967 | Washington Redskins |
1969 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
James Shorter (June 8, 1938 – June 1, 2000) was an American football defensive back in the National Football League[1] for the Cleveland Browns, Washington Redskins, and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at the University of Detroit and was drafted in the fourteenth round of the 1962 NFL draft.
He was a participant in the 1967 Cleveland Summit which was held in support of Muhammad Ali's draft refusal during the Vietnam War.
References
- ^ Johnson, Greg (September 19, 2007). "NFL admits to flaws in pension system". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
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Cleveland Browns 1962 NFL draft selections
- Gary Collins
- Leroy Jackson
- Chuck Hinton
- Sandy Stephens
- John Furman
- Stan Sczurek
- Hank Rivera
- Sam Tidmore
- John Havlicek
- Charley Dickerson
- Jerry Goerlitz
- Albert White
- Ronnie Myers
- Clifton McNeil
- Ted Stute
- Frank Gardner
- Jim Shorter
- Tom Goosby
- Bill Cummings
- Dennis Biodrowski
- Herbert Harlan
- Sonny Bishop
- John Anabo
- Paul Flatley
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