Jim Sears

Jim Sears
	Sears, circa 1950
No. 21, 26, 36
Position:	DB/HB
Personal information
Born:	March 20, 1931; Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Died:	January 4, 2002 (aged 70); Woodland Hills, California, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Inglewood (Inglewood, California)
College:	USC
NFL draft:	1953 / round: 6 / pick: 62
Career history
	Chicago Cardinals (1954, 1957–1958); Los Angeles Chargers (1960); Denver Broncos (1961);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL kickoff return yards leader (1958); Consensus All-American (1952); Pop Warner Trophy (1952); First-team All-PCC (1952);
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts-yards:
Rushing attempts-yards:	34-119
Receptions-yards:	18-253
Touchdowns:	3

James Herbert "Jimmy" Sears (March 20, 1931 – January 4, 2002) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back and halfback in the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the USC Trojans.

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Sears played college football at the University of Southern California. He was seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting his senior year, becoming the first Trojan to receive votes for the Heisman.^[2]

In 1952, he became the second person to receive the W.J. Voit Memorial Trophy as the outstanding football player on the Pacific Coast. Before playing for the USC Trojans, Sears played at El Camino Junior College in Torrance, California.

Sears played for the NFL's Chicago Cardinals (1954, 1957–1958), and the AFL's Los Angeles Chargers (1960) and Denver Broncos (1961).

Sears was an assistant coach for USC during the 1959 season.^[3]

"USC All-American Footballer Jim Sears Dies". usctrojans.com. January 7, 2002. Retrieved August 25, 2009.

Early life