Jim Lynch

Jim Lynch
No. 51
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	August 28, 1945; Lima, Ohio, U.S.
Died:	July 21, 2022 (aged 76); Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:	Central Catholic ; (Lima, Ohio)
College:	Notre Dame (1964–1966)
NFL draft:	1967 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47
Career history
	Kansas City Chiefs (1967–1977);
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (IV); AFL champion (1969); 2× Second-team All-AFL (1968, 1969); AFL All-Star (1968); Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame; 2× National champion (1964, 1966); Maxwell Award (1966); Unanimous All-American (1966); Second-team All-American (1965);
Career AFL/NFL statistics
Sacks:
Sacks:	18
Interceptions:	17
Interception yards:	191
Fumble recoveries:	14
Defensive touchdowns:	1
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
	College Football Hall of Fame

James Robert Lynch (August 28, 1945 – July 21, 2022) was an American football linebacker who played in both the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, where he was named an All-American and won the Maxwell Award in 1966. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992.

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