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Jim Shorter
No. 40, 47, 21
Date of birth(1938-06-08)June 8, 1938
Place of birth Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Date of deathJune 1, 2000(2000-06-01) (aged 61)
Career information
Position(s) Defensive back
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight185 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

  1. ^ Johnson, Greg (September 19, 2007). "NFL admits to flaws in pension system". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 8, 2022.