Defensive Line Coach
"Champion's coaching background includes a wealth of experience on the high school level, in the Canadian Football League and in the NFL. He joins the Jet staff after serving as defensive line coach for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1974 and 1975. He scouted for St. Louis in 1973.
Jim coached three years of high school football before becoming an assistant coach at Mississippi State from 1957 through 1961. He moved to Vancouver of the CFL in a similar capacity from 1962 through 1965 before joining St. Louis as line coach in 1966. Jim returned to Vancouver as head coach from 1967 through 1970, then joined the New Orleans Saints as an assistant in 1971 and 1972.
He played professionally with the New York Yankees and Dallas Texans from 1950 through 1952 after a standout career at Mississippi State as an all-conference tackle. Jim was born in Tillatoba, Mississippi."
-1976 New York Jets Media Guide
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