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6'
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255 lbs.
Class
Senior
Hometown
Hartland,
Wisconsin
Last School
Arrowhead High School
Roster Years
1980-1984
Personal
Born in Milwaukee, Wisc., ... parents are Howard and Barbara ... was recruited by Wisconsin, Northwestern, Drake and Kansas ... grandfather, John Smith, was a Grantland Rice All-American at the University of Pennsylvania ... Jim wears a size 15 1/2 shoe ... majoring in business fundamentals.
Before BYU
Graduated from Arrowhead High with a 3.5 GPA ... won letters in football, basketball, baseball and track ... was all-county and all-conference in football ... coaches by Larry Reinhold (Carthage).
Stats
Yr Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sacks/Yds Int/Yds PBU QBH FR FC 1983 12 24 36 2 16 0 0 46 0 0 1984 14 48 62 10 6 1 0 29 1 5
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
1980
Played with the jayvee and saw some varsity action.
Sophmore Year
1981
Was backup varsity end.
Junior Year
1983
Second Team All-WAC ... started at defensive end ... had best games against UCLA and Wyoming ... was defensive lineman of the week vs UCLA and San Diego State ... 16 sacks was a school season record.
Senior Year
1984
Played in the East-West Shrine Game and the Japan Bowl ... honorable mention All-America by Associated Press ... First Team All-WAC ... drafted in the seventh roung by the Dallas Cowboys ... co-captain ... selected by the BYU coaches as the defensive lineman of the game against Tulsa, Colorado State and Wyoming.
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
1982
Medical Redshirt Year
1982
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Football | Sep, 14
30th reunion review of 1984 national championship
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Football | Jan, 27Recapping 30th anniversary reunion of 1984 national championship
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Football | Jan, 0920th anniversity of 1984 national championship
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Football | Sep, 12Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the 1984 National Championship
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Football | Nov, 3025th Anniversary of 1984 National Championship