Jim Seymour

NFL player


DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1946|11|24
Birthplace= Detroit, Michigan
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Position=WR
College=Notre Dame
DraftedYear=1969
DraftedRound=1 / Pick 10
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PFR=SeymJi00
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Records=Jim Seymour still holds the Notre Dame record for receiving yards in a single game. He caught 13 passes (a record in itself that stood until 2006, when it was broken by Rhema McKnight) for 276 yards and 3 touchdowns against Purdue in his first collegiate game in 1966.
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years=1970-1972
teams=Chicago Bears
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Jim Seymour (born November 24, 1946) is a retired American football wide receiver who played three seasons for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League. He was originally selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the first round of the 1969 NFL Draft, 10th pick overall. In 1974 he played for the Chicago Fire of the WFL.

Seymour played high school football at Shrine of the Little Flower High School, Royal Oak, Michigan, and college football at Notre Dame, where he was a three-time All-American. He was featured on the cover of Time Magazine in the October 28th, 1966 issue [http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19661028,00.html] , along with Terry Hanratty. He is the older brother of former professional football player Paul Seymour.