Jim Pace (American football)

Jim Pace
	Pace, c. 1957
No. 43
Position:	Halfback
Personal information
Born:	January 1, 1936; Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Died:	March 4, 1983 (aged 47); Culver City, California, U.S.
Career information
College:	Michigan
NFL draft:	1958 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8
Career history
	San Francisco 49ers (1958);
Career highlights and awards
	Chicago Tribune Silver Football (1957); First-team All-American (1957); First-team All-Big Ten (1957);
Career NFL statistics
Rushes:
Rushes:	52
Yards:	161
Touchdowns:	2
	Player stats at PFR

James Edward Pace (January 1, 1936 – March 4, 1983) was an American running back in the National Football League (NFL). An All-American in 1957, he played halfback who played for the University of Michigan Wolverines teams from 1955 to 1957.

Youth

Although he was born in Little Rock, Arkansas,^[1] Pace was raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan.^[2] He played sandlot football with Terry Barr.^[2] In high school, Pace was a football and track star from 1950 to 1954. In track, he ran a time of a 9.6 seconds in the 100 yard dash at Dunbar High School.^[3]

Pace attended the

East–West Shrine Game.^[3] He was also selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1957 College Football All-America Team.^[7]

Pace was the eighth pick in the first round of the

1958 NFL Draft.^[8] but played just one season for the San Francisco 49ers. He later played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League before retiring in 1963.^[3]

After retiring from football, Pace was an AFL administrative assistant from 1964 to 1966, an Oakland football scout, an actor in TV commercials and a school administrator in Los Angeles.^[3] He died at age 47 in Culver City, California.

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Jim Pace". Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. 2002. Retrieved 2007-11-27. ^{[dead link]}
^ "1957 Football Team". The Regents of the University of Michigan. 2007-03-31. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
^ "Tribune Silver Football winners, 1924-2005". The Chicago Tribune. 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
^ "Versus Ohio State November 23, 1957". Versus Ohio State November 23, 1957. 2003. Archived from the original on May 25, 2005. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
^ Bob Hoobnig (1955-12-02). "Swink On AP All-American". Abilene Reporter-News.
^ "1958 NFL Player Draft". databaseFootball.com. databaseSports.com. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2007-11-27.