Jim Peebles (American football)
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James McAden Peebles (August 27, 1920 – July 19, 1997) was an
James McAden Peebles, Sr. was born in 1920 in Culleoka, Tennessee. He attended Columbia Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1938. Peebles earned a B.A. from Vanderbilt University in 1942. While there he served as president of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and was selected to Omicron Delta Kappa. He excelled in athletics and served as co-captain of the Vanderbilt Commodores football team.
Following the
Upon returning stateside, he played for the
Peebles served as an assistant coach for the
Peebles was a member of the Presbyterian church, the Vanderbilt alumni association, Promise Keepers, Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19, Veterans of Foreign Wars, National Football League Players Association and the Columbia Military Academy Alumni Association.
References
- ^ MONT SELECTS PEEBLES, 35, AS MARYLAND AID, The Sun, January 26, 1956.
- ^ Maryland Grid Aid Takes School Post, Hartford Courant, May 8, 1958.
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