Jim Collier

James William Collier (born May 18, 1939) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. He played college football fpr the Arkansas Razorbacks and was selected in the seventh round of the 1961 NFL draft. Collier was also selected in the 31st round of the 1962 AFL draft by the Buffalo Bills. Collier scored the only touchdown for the New York Giants in the 1962 championship game when he recovered a blocked Packers' punt on the goal line.

Early life and college Collier was born on May 18, 1939, in Van Buren, Arkansas. He grew up in his hometown, graduating from Van Buren High School in 1957. He played numerous sports in high school, being named all state as a football quarterback and all district in basketball, as well as setting his school's track and field record for pole vault. He attended the University of Arkansas, where he played college football with the Razorbacks from 1959 to 1961. He was a wide receiver and had 514 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns over 28 receptions throughout his three years. In the 1960 season he had three receiving touchdowns, tying him for most in the Southwest Conference. In college, he also played basketball his first year and track for two years. The Giants had a 12–2 record during their 1962 season and finished first in the NFL Eastern division. Collier wore number 84

He was selected as the 244th pick of the 31st round of the 1962 AFL draft by the Buffalo Bills, but he played for the Washington Redskins, wearing number 89. he played fourteen games with no receptions. After that season he stopped playing in the NFL. He was also a recruiter there, although he said that "we had players there who would have come there without a scholarship. It was a tradition." While he was coach, he was relaxed, even letting players borrow his boat to go fishing; Collier once said, "I guess the NCAA would put you in jail for something like this now. Bert [Jones] and Tommy [Casanova] used to come out on Sundays and ask, 'Coach, can we borrow your boat? We want to go fishing.