12 Facts About Jim Hines

James Ray Hines was an American track and field athlete and National Football League player, who held the 100-meter world record for 15 years.

Jim Hines was a baseball player in his younger years until he was spotted by track coach Jim Coleman as a running talent, and Hines became a sprinter.

Jim Hines was a member of the Texas Southern University Tigers track team.

Jim Hines reached the 100 m final, and won it with the time 9.89 appearing on the screen, later corrected to 9.95.

Jim Hines spent the 1968 season on the Dolphins' practice squad.

Jim Hines appeared in ten games with Miami in 1969, accumulating a total of 52 all-purpose yards.

Jim Hines was ranked as the 10th-worst NFL player of all time by Deadspin writer Jeff Pearlman.

For years Jim Hines worked with inner-city youth in Houston, as well as on oil rigs outside the city.

Jim Hines competed in the 100 at a 1984 Masters Track and Field Competition at UCLA.

Jim Hines was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, class of 1994.

Jim Hines was inducted into the Texas Track and Field coaches Hall of Fame, class of 2016.

Jim Hines died in Hayward, California, on June 3,2023, at the age of 76.