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EspañolJIM LYNCH
''Jim Lynch redirects here. For the Survivor contestant of the same name, see: ''
'James Robert Lynch' (born August 28, 1945 in Lima, Ohio U.S.) was an American football linebacker who spent his entire eleven-year professional career (1967-1977) with the AFL and NFL Kansas City Chiefs. Lynch attended Central Catholic High School in Lima, OH and the University of Notre Dame. He led Notre Dame in tackles in 1965 with 108 and 1966 with 106. He was the defensive captain of the 1966 National Champion Fighting Irish team. Lynch wore #51 with the Chiefs.
Lynch, along with fellow linebacker Willie Lanier, led the Chiefs' defense in their 1969 championship season en route to winning the last AFL-NFL World Championship (Super Bowl IV). In 1990, Lynch was inducted into the Chiefs' Hall of Fame. While he was a very fine linebacker that could stop the run and defend the pass well, he was often overshadowed by fellow linebackers Willie Lanier and Bobby Bell (both "pro football" Hall of Famers).
In 2006, Lynch was interviewed for the NFL Network documentary '' chronicling the 1969 Kansas City Chiefs AFL and World Championship season.
He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992.
★ Other American Football League players
'James Robert Lynch' (born August 28, 1945 in Lima, Ohio U.S.) was an American football linebacker who spent his entire eleven-year professional career (1967-1977) with the AFL and NFL Kansas City Chiefs. Lynch attended Central Catholic High School in Lima, OH and the University of Notre Dame. He led Notre Dame in tackles in 1965 with 108 and 1966 with 106. He was the defensive captain of the 1966 National Champion Fighting Irish team. Lynch wore #51 with the Chiefs.
Lynch, along with fellow linebacker Willie Lanier, led the Chiefs' defense in their 1969 championship season en route to winning the last AFL-NFL World Championship (Super Bowl IV). In 1990, Lynch was inducted into the Chiefs' Hall of Fame. While he was a very fine linebacker that could stop the run and defend the pass well, he was often overshadowed by fellow linebackers Willie Lanier and Bobby Bell (both "pro football" Hall of Famers).
In 2006, Lynch was interviewed for the NFL Network documentary '' chronicling the 1969 Kansas City Chiefs AFL and World Championship season.
He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992.
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