Jim Pyburn
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James Edward Pyburn (November 1, 1932 – May 21, 2011) was an American
right-handed
, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
Pyburn was born in
minor league baseball during the middle of the 1957 season and retired from professional baseball after the 1958 season. All told, Pyburn collected 56 hits in 294 MLB at bats, including five doubles and five triples.[1]
Football coaching career
Pyburn played
defensive backfield over that timeframe.[4] After a temporary retirement, Pyburn briefly revived his coaching career as the defensive coordinator at Abilene Christian University
(1985–86).
A member of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (inducted in 2000), he died at age 78 after a period of struggle with Alzheimer's disease.[4] He was a member of the Church of Christ and served as an elder at the Woodland Trace congregation in Jasper, Alabama.
References
- Baseball Reference
- ^ Lost Lettermen.com Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Eisenberg, John, From 33rd Street to Camden Yards: An Oral History of the Baltimore Orioles. New York: Contemporary Books/McGraw-Hill, 2001, page 43
- ^ a b Obituary, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 23, 2011 Archived May 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine