Jim Weatherall

Jim Weatherall

No. 77, 72, 74
Weatherall in 1950
Date of birth	(1929-10-26)October 26, 1929
Place of birth	Graham, Texas, U.S.
Date of death	August 2, 1992(1992-08-02) (aged 62)
Place of death	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Career information
CFL status	International
Position(s)	DT
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	245 lb (111 kg)
US college	Oklahoma
NFL draft	1952 / round: 2 / pick: 17
Drafted by	Philadelphia Eagles
Career history
As player
1954	Edmonton Eskimos (WIFU)
1955–1957	Philadelphia Eagles
1958	Washington Redskins
1959–1960	Detroit Lions
Career highlights and awards
Grey Cup champion (1954) National champion (1950) Outland Trophy (1951) Unanimous All-American (1951) Consensus All-American (1950) 2× First-team All-Big Seven (1950, 1951)
Pro Bowls	2 (1955–56)
Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com
College Football Hall of Fame

James Preston Weatherall (October 26, 1929 – August 2, 1992) was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, and the Detroit Lions. He also played in the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU) for the Edmonton Eskimos. Weatherall played college football at the University of Oklahoma and was drafted in the second round of the 1952 NFL draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992.

Weatherall grew up in Graham, Texas, and attended White Deer High School in White Deer, Texas.^[1]

Weatherall attended and played college football at the University of Oklahoma, where he was consensus All-America in 1950, unanimous All-America in 1951, and won the Outland Trophy in 1951.^[1] He lettered four years at Oklahoma and was the 1951 co-captain. Weatherall was also a placekicker and kicked 37 extra points in 1950 (fifth in the nation) and 39 in 1951 (second in the nation).^[1] During his college career, Oklahoma had a 39–4 record with a 31-game winning streak and a national championship in 1950.^[1] While at Oklahoma, Weatherall also wrestled.^[2]

He was a member of the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps and graduated with a degree in business administration.^[1]

Weatherall was in the Marines from 1952 to 1954.^[1][2]

Weatherall had a nine-year career in which he played in the Western Interprovincial Football Union for the Edmonton Eskimos, and in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, and the Detroit Lions.

After his professional career, Weatherall owned an oil-well servicing company in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.^[2]

Weatherall had a wife, Sugar; two sons, Tracy and Clay; a daughter, Jamie; one grandson (born) Randy Clay Weatherall and one granddaughter Lacey Weatherall Andrews and a nephew.^[2]

• Jim Weatherall at the College Football Hall of Fame
• New York Times Obit