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Jim Hines was an American athlete who competed in sprinting and American football. Born James Ray Hines in Dumas, he represented the United States in athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he achieved Olympic champion status. He also played as a wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Hines was educated at Texas Southern University and spoke English. His professional work period spanned from 1967 to 1969. He died in Hayward on June 3, 2023.
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Key facts
- Full name
- James Ray Hines
- Born
- ( 1946-09-10 ) September 10, 1946, Dumas, Arkansas , U.S.
- Died
- June 3, 2023 (2023-06-03) (aged 76), Hayward, California , U.S.
- Position
- Wide receiver
- Listed height
- 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
- Listed weight
- 175 lb (79 kg)
- High school
- McClymonds ( Oakland, California )
- College
- Texas Southern
- Nfl draft
- 1968 : 6th round, 146th overall pick
- Receptions
- Receptions 2
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- American Football
- Nationality
- United States
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jim
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Dumas
- Place of death
- Hayward
- Educated at
- Texas Southern University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 1968 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- American football
- Member of team
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Position played
- wide receiver
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 81
- Image
- Jim Hines 1968.jpg
- Height
- 183
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- Commons category
- Jim Hines
- date of birth
- 1946-09-10
- sports discipline competed in
- sprinting
- different from
- Jim C. Hines
- date of death
- 2023-06-03
- name in native language
- Jim Hines
- birth name
- James Ray Hines
- start of work period
- 1967-00-00
- end of work period
- 1969-00-00
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
Sport Country United States SportTrack and field Event Sprints College teamTexas Southern Tigers Achievements and titles Personal bests100 m: 9.95 A (Mexico City, 1968) 200 m: 20.59 (Bakersfield, 1967)
Medal record
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