Jim Conley
| Michigan Wolverines | |
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| Position | End |
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| Born: | c. 1943 |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| Career history | |
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Jim Conley (born c. 1943) is a former
Conley grew up in Springdale, Pennsylvania. He attended Springdale High School and earned all-state honors as a fullback.[1]
In June 1961, Conley announced his plan to enroll at the University of Michigan and to study hospital administration.[2] He played for Michigan's all-freshman football team in the fall of 1961. He was a member of Michigan's varsity football team from 1962 to 1964. In December 1963, he was elected by his teammates as captain of the 1964 team.[3] The 1964 team compiled a 9–1 record, won the Big Ten championship for the first time since 1950, and defeated Oregon State in the 1965 Rose Bowl by a score of 34–7. The 1964 Wolverines defeated four teams ranked in the Top 10 in the AP Poll by a combined score of 82 to 17 and finished the regular season ranked No. 4 in both the AP and Coaches' polls.[4] At the end of the 1964 season, Conley was selected by the UPI as a first-team defensive end on the 1964 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[5]
References
- ^ "All-Stater". Traverse City Record-Eagle. April 21, 1964. p. 13.
- ^ "untitled". The Pittsburgh Press. June 11, 1961. pp. 4–5.
- ^ "Conley Elected Michigan Capt". The Indiana (PA) Gazette. December 3, 1963. p. 15.
- ^ "1964 Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ "Illini Put Four on UPI Teams". The Pantagraph. November 27, 1964. p. 16.
