Jim Poole (American football player)

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Jim Poole (American football player)
Positions:
WR , DE 		Jersey number (s):
26
born on September 9, 1915 in Gloster, Mississippi, USA
died on November 16, 1994 in Oxford, Mississippi
Career information
Active : 1937 - 1946
NFL Draft : 1937 / Round: 7 / Pick: 64
College : University of Mississippi
Teams

player

Assistant coach

  • University of Mississippi (1947-1970)
Career statistics
Games     78
as a starter     68
Touchdown     14th
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

James Eugene Poole (* 9. September 1915 in Gloster , Mississippi ; † 16th November 1994 in Oxford , Mississippi) Nickname : Buster , was a US American football player and - coaches . He played, among other things, as a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Giants and the Chicago Cardinals .

youth

Jim Poole's father, Willie Poole, was a farmer and died when he was nine years old. From then on, the children were raised by their mother Emily alone. As the oldest of the three children, Jim was forced to take responsibility for his siblings from an early age. Poole came from a sports-loving family. He was active as a basketball and baseball player. At first he did not have the opportunity to play football because there was no playing field in his hometown. He only got the opportunity after a teacher at a high school in Natchez made him an offer to attend school, where he was also given the opportunity to play football. His two younger brothers Ray and Barney , as well as his cousin Ollie Poole and his nephew Paige Cothren , became professional football players like him.

Player career

College career

Jim Poole received a scholarship to the University of Mississippi in 1934 after graduating from high school . There he was also active as a basketball, baseball and football player. In 1936 he played with Bruiser Kinard with the Ole Miss Rebels in the Orange Bowl against the team from the Catholic University of America . His team lost with 20:19, he himself could not prevent this defeat with a scored touchdown . Poole received multiple awards from his college in all three sports, and in 1936 the University of Mississippi named him the best athlete in the college.

Professional career

James Poole was in 1937 in the seventh round to 64th place by the New York Giants drafted . Poole was already used as a starter by his trainer Steve Owen in his rookie year and mainly took on tasks as a blocker for Blocking Back Ed Danowski or Fullback Tuffy Leemans . In 1938 the Giants were able to win eight of eleven games and thus moved into the NFL Championship Game against the Green Bay Packers . The Giants won the game 23:17. The win should remain Poole's only title win. In 1939 and 1941 he failed with his team in the NFL final.

Poole had to interrupt his professional career after the 1941 season and did his military service during the Second World War in the US Navy . He played football on two military teams and was discharged as a first lieutenant in 1945. Poole continued his playing career initially with the Chicago Cardinals, but moved back to the New York Giants during the 1945 season. In the 1946 round he was able to move into the NFL final again with his team. Although he managed four pass catches in the game against the Chicago Bears to a space gain of 40 yards , he could not prevent the 24:14 defeat of his team. After this final, he ended his career.

Coaching career

Immediately after his playing career, Jim Poole became an assistant coach at his old college. In 1959, 1960 and 1962 he won the national college championship with his team, like his brother Ray, who was also employed in the Rebels coaching staff. In 1970 he retired. During his coaching career, his team played in 17 bowls . Jim Poole died of cancer and is buried in Oxford Memorial Cemetery in Oxford, Mississippi.

Honors

Jim Poole played in the Pro Bowl three times and was voted All-Pro four times . He is a member of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and his college hall of fame. A street on the University of Mississippi campus is named after members of the Poole family who studied there.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annual statistics of the Giants 1938
  2. ↑ Annual statistics of the Giants 1939
  3. ↑ Annual statistics of the Giants 1941
  4. ↑ Annual statistics of the Giants 1946
  5. ^ Statistics NFL final 1946
  6. ↑ Jim Poole's grave

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personal data
SURNAME Poole, Jim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Poole, James Eugene (full name); Buster (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH September 9, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH Gloster , Mississippi
DATE OF DEATH November 16, 1994
Place of death Oxford , Mississippi