Jim Meade
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| Position | Halfback |
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| Born | February 28, 1914 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | August 7, 1977 (aged 63) Clayton County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Tome School (North East, Maryland) |
| College | Maryland |
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| Coaching profile at Pro Football ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
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James Gordon Meade Jr. (February 28, 1914 – August 7, 1977) was an American football player, coach and college athletics administrator. He played professionally as a halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins from 1939 to 1945.
Meade played college football and lacrosse at the University of Maryland.
Biography
[edit | edit source]After serving as a paratrooper in World War II, Meade became the backfield coach for the football team at Furman University from 1946 to 1951. He was also the school's athletic director from 1949 to 1951.
Meade later helped to create the Peachtree City Recreation Department and was a board member of the McIntosh Arts Council in Peachtree City, Georgia.[1]
Meade was inducted into the University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982.[2]
References
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- ^ University of Maryland Athletic Hall of Fame: All-Time Inductees Archived July 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, University of Maryland, retrieved June 12, 2009.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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- 1914 births
- 1977 deaths
- American football halfbacks
- Furman Paladins football coaches
- Furman Paladins athletic directors
- Maryland Terrapins football coaches
- Maryland Terrapins football players
- Maryland Terrapins men's lacrosse players
- Washington Redskins players
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- United States Army officers
- Paratroopers
- Players of American football from Philadelphia