Jimmy Gunn
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 27, 1948 Augusta, Arkansas |
| Died: | April 11, 2015 (aged 66) Los Angeles, California |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Lincoln (San Diego, California) |
| College: | USC |
| NFL Draft: | 1970 / Round: 12 / Pick: 314 |
| Career history | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |
Jimmy Gunn (November 27, 1948 – April 11, 2015) was an American football linebacker in the National Football League. He was born in Augusta, Arkansas. He prepped at Lincoln High School in San Diego.
College career[]
Gunn was a 1969 All-American defensive end at the University of Southern California. Also was All-Pac-8, and in USC's Hall of Fame.
In 1969, he teamed with All-Americans Al Cowlings and Charlie Weaver, Tody Smith, and Bubba Scott to form a defensive front that powered the Trojans to 10-0-1 record and a win over the University of Michigan in the 1970 Rose Bowl. Coach John McKay credited a six-man front on defense for the victory, big Tony Terry was added to the group known as the "Wild Bunch" consisting of Jimmy Gunn, Charlie Weaver, Al Cowlings, Tody Smith and Bubba Scott. [1]
Professional career[]
Gunn played professionally for the Chicago Bears, New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers between 1970 and 1976.
Death[]
Gunn died of heart failure on April 11, 2015.[1]
References[]
- 1948 births
- 2015 deaths
- American football linebackers
- African-American players of American football
- USC Trojans football players
- Chicago Bears players
- New York Giants players
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
- Players of American football from Arkansas
- People from Augusta, Arkansas
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- 21st-century African-American people