Jim Lynch

Jim Lynch
No. 51
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth:	August 28, 1945 (age 79)
Place of birth:	Lima, Ohio
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Career information
College:	Notre Dame
NFL draft:	1967 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47
Career history
	Kansas City Chiefs (1967–1977);
Career highlights and awards
	NCAA Silver Anniversary Award (1992); College Football Hall of Fame induction (1992); Chiefs Hall of Fame induction (1990); Super Bowl Champion (IV); Pro Bowl selection (1968); Maxwell Award (1966);
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:	17
INT yards:	191
INT return TDs:	1
Fumble recoveries:	14
Games started:	126
Games played:	151
	Player stats at PFR
	College Football Hall of Fame

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James Robert Lynch (born August 28, 1945) is a former American football linebacker who spent his entire eleven-year professional career (1967–1977) with Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL).

Early years

Lynch attended Lima Central Catholic High School in Lima, Ohio and the University of Notre Dame. He led Notre Dame in tackles in 1965 with 108 and in 1966 with 106. He was the defensive captain of the 1966 National Champion Fighting Irish team. Lynch also won the Maxwell Award as the nation's best college football player in 1966.

From 1967 to 1977, Lynch was a right outside linebacker, playing alongside middle linebacker Willie Lanier and left outside linebacker Bobby Bell, both Pro Football Hall of Famers. These linebackers were important elements to lead the Chiefs' defense in their 1969 championship season, en route to winning their first and only AFL-NFL World Championship (Super Bowl IV).

Lynch finished his career with 17 interceptions and 14 fumble recoveries. He scored 1 touchdown and was selected to play in the 1968 AFL All-Star Game. In 1990, Lynch was inducted into the Chiefs' Hall of Fame.

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v t e Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl IV Champions
3 Jan Stenerud 6 Warren McVea 10 Mike Livingston 12 Tom Flores 14 Ed Podolak 15 Jacky Lee 16 Len Dawson (MVP) 18 Emmitt Thomas 20 Goldie Sellers 21 Mike Garrett 22 Willie Mitchell 23 Paul Lowe 24 Caesar Belser 25 Frank Pitts 30 Gloster Richardson 32 Curtis McClinton 38 Wendell Hayes 40 Jim Marsalis 42 Johnny Robinson 44 Jerrel Wilson 45 Robert Holmes 46 Jim Kearney 51 Jim Lynch 55 E. J. Holub 60 George Daney 61 Curley Culp 63 Willie Lanier 65 Remi Prudhomme 66 Bob Stein 71 Ed Budde 73 Dave Hill 74 Gene Trosch 75 Jerry Mays 76 Mo Moorman 77 Jim Tyrer 78 Bobby Bell 82 Ed Lothamer 83 Morris Stroud 84 Fred Arbanas 85 Chuck Hurston 86 Buck Buchanan 87 Aaron Brown 89 Otis Taylor
Head coach: Hank Stram
Coaches: Tom Bettis Darrel Brewster Tommy O'Boyle Tom Pratt Bill Walsh

v t e 1966 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	B Nick Eddy B Mel Farr B Clint Jones B Steve Spurrier E Jack Clancy E Ray Perkins OT Cecil Dowdy OT Ron Yary G LaVerne Allers G Tom Regner C Jim Breland
Defense	DL Tom Greenlee DL John LaGrone DL Wayne Meylan DL Alan Page DL Loyd Phillips DL Bubba Smith LB Jim Lynch LB Paul Naumoff DB Tom Beier DB Nate Shaw DB George Webster