Jim Houston

Jim Houston

NFL player


Name=Jim Houston
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DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1937|11|3|mf=y
Birthplace= Massillon, Ohio
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College=Ohio State
Position=Defensive end, Linebacker
DraftedYear=1960
DraftedRound=1 / Pick 8
ProBowls=1964, 1965, 1969, 1970
DatabaseFootball=HOUSTJIM01
PFR=HousJi00
years=1960-1972
teams=Cleveland Browns
CollegeHOF=90093

James Edward "Jim" Houston (born November 3, 1937 in Massillon, Ohio) is a former American football linebacker who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.

College career

Houston played for the Ohio State University Buckeyes as an end. He was a three-year starter under head coach Woody Hayes and twice the team MVP. He was elected the team captain as a senior.

Houston contributed on both offense and defense. Although known primarily for his excellent blocking and tackling, he was also the leading receiver on the 1958 team, including a 100-yard game that year against Michigan State. He was an All-America selection in 1958 and 1959.

Houston was inducted into the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame in 1979, and was named to the Ohio State Football All-Century Team as a defensive end in 2000.

Pro career

Houston was chosen in the first round of both the AFL draft by the Buffalo Bills and the NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns. Like his older brother Lindell Houston, Jim Houston chose the Browns. He originally played as a defensive end under head coach Paul Brown, but later moved to linebacker under Blanton Collier. At linebacker he became a four-time Pro Bowl selection.


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