Jim Weatherall

James Preston Weatherall (October 26, 1929 – August 2, 1992) was an American professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, and the Detroit Lions. He also played in the Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU) for the Edmonton Eskimos. Weatherall played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners and was selected in the second round of the 1952 NFL draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1992.

Early life Weatherall grew up in Graham, Texas, and attended White Deer High School in White Deer, Texas.

College career Weatherall attended and played college football at the University of Oklahoma, where he was consensus All-American in 1950, unanimous All-American in 1951, and won the Outland Trophy in 1951.

He was a member of the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps and graduated with a degree in business administration.

Marines Weatherall was in the Marines from 1952 to 1954.

Professional career Weatherall had a nine-year career in which he played in the Western Interprovincial Football Union for the Edmonton Eskimos, and in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Redskins, and the Detroit Lions.

After football After his professional career, Weatherall owned an oil-well servicing company in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Personal life Weatherall had a wife, Sugar; two sons, Tracy and Clay; a daughter, Jamie; one grandson (born) Randy Clay Weatherall and one granddaughter Lacey Weatherall Andrews and a nephew.