Jim Weatherwax
Jim Weatherwax was born in Porterville, California, United States on January 9th, 1943 and is the American Football Player From The United States. At the age of 81, Jim Weatherwax biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Weatherwax played basketball under Jerry Tarkanian at Redlands High School and also played football. A two-way player, Weatherwax was named to the San Bernardino County all-star team in 1960. He grew ten inches between his sophomore and senior years. In college, Weatherwax started at the two-year San Bernardino Valley College and later stopped at West Texas A&M University and Cal State-Los Angeles.
Weatherwax was drafted in the 11th round (150th overall) of the 1966 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. He was also drafted by the San Diego Chargers in that year's American Football League draft. Weatherwax chose Green Bay for its recent success, claiming that it wasn't much of a choice to make. During his sophomore season in 1967, Weatherwax broke the starting lineup for three games after injuries to the two players above him on the depth chart, Lionel Aldridge and Bob Brown. Weatherwax played through broken ribs in the 1967 season at the behest of coach Vince Lombardi. He played in both Super Bowl I and Super Bowl II as a reserve. Weatherwax saw playing time on the defensive line and on special teams. He was credited with making the first tackle in Super Bowl history with a tackle on the opening kickoff return in Super Bowl I. He did not play in 1968 after having knee surgery in September; he returned to practice the following July.
After the 1969 season, Weatherwax was out of the NFL due to knee injuries. Green Bay waived him on September 3, 1970 and the St. Louis Cardinals conditionally picked Weatherwax up, although he failed a physical and the team declined to sign him.