Jim Lindsey
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Caldwell, Arkansas, U.S.
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born | November 24, 1944 Caldwell, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Forrest City (AR) | ||||||||||||
| College | Arkansas | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1966: 2nd round, 27th overall pick | ||||||||||||
| AFL draft | 1966: 2nd round, 17th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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James Edgar Lindsey (born November 24, 1944) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) from 1966 to 1972. Today he is a real estate agent and golf developer.
Arkansas Razorbacks football
Lindsey was a member of the 1964 national championship-winning football team at the University of Arkansas, and founded Lindsey & Associates in Fayetteville, Arkansas in 1972. James Lindsey is a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity at the University of Arkansas - Xi Chapter. He completed a degree in mathematics.[1]
Lindsey was a member of the University of Arkansas board of trustees and was a central to many of the decisions made by the board, including the hiring of head football coach Houston Nutt in 1997 and the decision to continue to play football games at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Minnesota Vikings
Lindsey was a running back for the Vikings, most often used for punting and kickoff returns.[2] He played from 1966 to 1972.
Real estate and golf
As a 21-year-old, Lindsey used his $75,000 NFL signing bonus to purchase a tract of land in Northwest Arkansas, his starting point in buying and selling real estate, an occupation he pursued during his off-seasons, and which became his main occupation after retirement from football.[3] As of 2013, Lindsey's company owned more than 37,000 apartment units and 42 golf courses.[4]
Lindsey Golf courses are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee.[5] Courses range from 9-18 holes, with many of them featuring a links style design. These courses tend to fill a niche for affordable public golf courses, but that are maintained at country-club level standards.[6]