Jim Plyler
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Corsicana, Texas, U.S.
Tyler, Texas, U.S.
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| Positions | Tackle, punter |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 21, 1924 Corsicana, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | June 9, 2016 (aged 91) Tyler, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Corsicana High School |
| College | The University of Texas, Lamar University |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Jimmy Frank Plyler (August 21, 1924 – June 9, 2016) was an American football player and educator. He was a tackle and punter at the University of Texas from 1943 to 1945 and was drafted by the New York Giants in the 7th round (55th overall) of the 1946 NFL draft.[1] He had a long career as a teacher and coach that culminated with a decade as Superintendent of Schools in the Tyler Independent School District from 1969 to 1979.[2]
Plyler attended Corsicana High School, where he earned four letters in football, three in basketball, and made the all-district football team in 1941.[2]
College career
Plyler started his college career at Lamar Junior College on an athletic scholarship, where he was selected for the All-Texas Junior College Conference Team in 1942.
After knee problems prevented him from serving in the armed services and a brief time at the University of Tulsa,[3] he transferred to the University of Texas at Austin, again on an athletic scholarship. He earned three letters in football and one reserve letter in baseball. He played on two teams that won the Southwest Conference Championship, one that went on to tie in the 1944 Cotton Bowl Classic and won, which he captained, that won the 1946 Cotton Bowl Classic - though he missed most of the game with the flu.[4][5]