1. Jim Jeffcoat played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils.
21 Facts About Jim Jeffcoat
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Jim Jeffcoat won two Super Bowls with the Cowboys over the Bills.
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Jim Jeffcoat collected 95 tackles, four sacks, four pass deflections, and forced two fumbles during his senior season, where he earned All-Pac-10, honorable-mention to the All-American Associated Press, United Press International and Sporting News teams.
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Jim Jeffcoat had 13 tackles, one sack and 2 pass deflections against the University of Houston.
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Jim Jeffcoat made 12 tackles against USC and Oregon State University.
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Jim Jeffcoat was selected in the first round of the 1983 NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys.
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Jim Jeffcoat was selected by the Arizona Wranglers in the 1983 USFL Territorial Draft.
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Jim Jeffcoat was a backup defensive end as a rookie.
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Jim Jeffcoat maintained a high level of play through the Cowboys' difficult years of the late '80s.
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Jim Jeffcoat left via free agency in 1995, after playing 12 seasons and never missing a game with the Cowboys.
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Jim Jeffcoat finished with 698 tackles, 94.5 sacks and 149 quarterback pressures.
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Jim Jeffcoat accomplished five seasons with 70 or more tackles and five seasons with 10 or more sacks, leaving as the franchise official career sack leader.
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Jim Jeffcoat had a streak of 224 consecutive games played, before being sidelined on September 21 and eventually being placed on the injured reserve list on December 12,1997.
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Jim Jeffcoat retired after playing 15 seasons, with 102.5 sacks, 745 tackles, 194 quarterback pressures, 2 interceptions, 11 fumble recoveries and 2 touchdowns.
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Jim Jeffcoat was nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2008 although he was never selected to a Pro Bowl.
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Jim Jeffcoat spent his last five seasons in the organization as the defensive ends coach after two years as the club's assistant defensive line coach.
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On January 28,2008, Jim Jeffcoat was hired to join Kevin Sumlin's staff at the University of Houston as the defensive line assistant coach.
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From 2011 to 2012, Jim Jeffcoat coached the San Jose State defensive line under head coach Mike MacIntyre, where he coached Western Athletic Conference player of the year Travis Johnson.
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In November 2018, Jim Jeffcoat was hired by Steve Spurrier as defensive line coach for the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football.
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Jim Jeffcoat coached with the team in 7 games, until the league ceased operations in April 2019.
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In June 2019, Jim Jeffcoat was hired by Bob Stoops as defensive line coach for the Dallas Renegades of the new XFL.