Jim McElwain is an American football coach who is currently the head coach for Central Michigan University. McElwain was born in Missoula, Montana, and he began his career in high school where he was an all-state quarterback before going on to play college football at Eastern Washington where he also earned his degree in education. Upon graduating from college, McElwain... read full bio
Former American football quarter Jim McMahon started his football career at Brigham Young University. He mainly played punter for the team during his freshman season, and later got the chance to play quarterback. He was named the Chevrolet Player of the Game for his victory against CSU. He was drafted into the NFL to the Chicago Bears as round 1... read full bio
Jim Morris' Cinderella story serves as testimony for the power of dreams and their ability to inspire and transform human life. Jims meteoric rise from 35 year old high school teacher to flame throwing major league pitcher in three months made cinematic history with the release of The Rookie, starring Dennis Quaid. One of Jim's most memorable moments was when... read full bio
"Jim Palmer was accorded baseball's highest honor by his election into the Baseball Hall of Fame his first year of eligibility. His 21-year career as a pitcher is remarkable, since he played only for the Baltimore Orioles and earned many club records, including most wins, completed games, strikeouts, walks and shutouts. Palmer became the youngest player ever to pitch a... read full bio
Jim Plunkett is a former professional football quarterback, who played college ball for Stanford University, where he won the prestigious Heisman Trophy. He is known professionally for three National Football League teams: the New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers and Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. He led the Raiders to two Super Bowl victories (XV and XVIII), in addition to being named... read full bio
Jim Rice, is a former Major League Baseball left fielder. Jim Rice played his entire career for the Boston Red Sox. An 8-time American League All-Star, he was named the AL's Most Valuable Player in after becoming the first major league player in 19 years to hit for 400 total bases, and went on to become the ninth player to... read full bio
Jim Schwartz is an American football coach who is currently a defensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. Schwartz was born in Halethorpe, Maryland, and he began his career playing football in high school before going on to play college football at Georgetown University where he earned numerous honors such as Division III CoSIDA/GTE Academic All-American, All-American, and... read full bio
Jim Tomsula is a coach for a football team that competes professionally. He was previously the defensive line coach for the San Francisco 49ers before he was recently elevated to the position of head coach. Tomsula worked as a head coach in a variety of European countries for a number of years before joining the 49ers in 2007. He was... read full bio
A College Football Hall of Fame inductee, Jim Tressel was formerly the head coach at Youngstown State and Ohio State. He led his teams to multiple national championships and earned eight National Coach of the Year recognitions. At Ohio State, Tressel coached the team to three BCS National Championship Games and a national title victory, marking the first 14-0 season... read full bio
Jim Zorn is a former American football player and coach who is currently head coach and general manager of the XFL team, the Seattle Dragons. Zorn was born in Whittier, California, and he began his career playing football in high school before going on to play football at Cerritos College and then Cal Poly Pomona. During his college career, Zorn... read full bio
Jimbo Fisher is an American college football coach and former football player who is currently the head coach at Texas A&M University. Fisher was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, and he began his career playing football in high school before going on to play football at Salem University and then Samford University. During his time playing college football, Fisher set... read full bio
Jimmie Johnson, nicknamed Superman" by fellow driver Mark Martin, is a NASCAR icon. Johnson started his NASCAR career over twenty years ago, and currently drives the 48 Lowe's / Kobalt Tools Chevrolet Impala, co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon, operated by Hendrick Motorsports. Johnson is a seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, tying Petty and Earnhardt for... read full bio
Jimmy Butler is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard / small forward for the Miami Heat of the NBA. Butler was born in Houston, Texas, and he began his career playing high school basketball. He went on to play college basketball for a year at Tyler JC and then went on to play at Marquette University where... read full bio
Jimmy Clausen is a former American professional football quarterback who has played in the NFL. Clausen was born in Thousand Oaks, California, and he began his career playing football in high school where he earned the Hall Trophy and was named the Offensive Player of the Year by USA Today. He went on to play college football at the University... read full bio
Jimmy Connors is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player, regarded as one of the greatest in history. He is also a former coach of Andy Roddick, a US Open champion. Connors held the top ranking for a hundred and sixty consecutive weeks, and an additional eight times during his career (a total of 268 weeks). He won eight... read full bio
Jimmy Garoppolo is an American football quarterback who currently plays for the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL. Garoppolo was born in Arlington Heights, Illinois, and he began his career playing football in high school before going on to play college football for the Eastern Illinois Panthers where he earned All-Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer Team honors, was a second-team All-OVC,... read full bio
Jimmy Graham is an American professional football tight end who currently plays for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. Graham was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, and he began his career playing football as well as basketball before going on to earn a basketball scholarship for the University of Miami. During his college career, Graham played football as a tight... read full bio
Jimmy Howard is an American professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL. He started his career playing for the Westport Rideaus of the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League before moving on to the U.S. National Team Development Program. Howard then went to study at the University at Maine and played for... read full bio
College Football Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy Johnson appears on Fox NFL Sunday, the Fox network's NFL pregame show. He was the first football coach whose teams won both an NCAA Division 1A National Championship and a Super Bowl. Johnson wrote Turning The Thing Around: My Life in Football. He went to college at the University of Arkansas and was... read full bio
Jimmy Shea is a retired American skeleton racer who won the Gold medal in dramatic fashion at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Shea also was chosen by fellow athletes to recite the Athlete's Oath during the Opening Ceremonies and along with his father, Jim Shea Sr., passed the Olympic Torch to the 1980 U.S. Mens' Hockey Team... read full bio
