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Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||
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Born: | (1949-09-07) September 7, 1949 (age 75) Sylvania, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Dillard (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) | ||||||
College: | Southern | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1972 / round: 7 / pick: 182 | ||||||
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James Henry Osborne (born September 7, 1949) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League (NFL). He attended Southern University, and spent his entire 13-year pro career with Bears. Osborne retired in 1984, one year shy of the Bears Super Bowl win. At the time of his retirement he lived in Olympia Fields. He won the Brian Piccolo Award from the Bears organization in 1972.
References
- "Former SU defensive tackle, .FL pro inducted into SWAC HOF". Southern Bulletin. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019.
- "Jim Osborne, DT at NFL.com". National Football League. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016.
- What Ever Happened To...? - tribunedigital-chicagotribune Retrieved 2017.02.19.
- "The Piccolo Awards". Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
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