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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1946-11-24)November 24, 1946 Berkley, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | March 29, 2011(2011-03-29) (aged 64) Deerfield, Illinois, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Notre Dame |
| NFL draft | 1969: 1st round, 10th overall pick |
| Career history | |
| 1969 | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1970–1972 | Chicago Bears |
| 1974 | Chicago Fire |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Stats atPro Football Reference  | |
James Patrick Seymour (November 24, 1946 – March 29, 2011)[1] was an American professionalfootballwide receiver who played three seasons for theChicago Bears in theNational Football League (NFL). He was originally selected by theLos Angeles Rams in the first round of the1969 NFL/AFL draft, 10th pick overall. In 1974, he played for theChicago Fire of theWorld Football League (WFL).
Seymour playedhigh school football atShrine of the Little Flower High School,Royal Oak, Michigan, andcollege football atNotre Dame, where he was a two-time First-teamAll-American (1967,1968) while also being a Second-team All-America selection in 1966. He is widely considered to be one of the Top 50 players in Notre Dame history, and is one of only five three-time football All-Americans at the school (Leon Hart,Ken MacAfee,Chris Zorich,Luther Bradley).[2] Seymour was featured on the cover ofTime Magazine in the October 28th, 1966 issue,[3] along withTerry Hanratty. He was the older brother of former professional football playerPaul Seymour.
He was traded along withRon Smith from the Rams to the Bears forDick Evey on September 1,1970.[4]
Seymour died on March 29, 2011, from cancer.[5] He was buried in theCedar Grove Cemetery inNotre Dame, Indiana.
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