:Jim Bailey (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1948)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jim Bailey
| image =
| position = Defensive tackle
| number = 65, 79, 76, 72
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|6|9|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
| death_date =
| height_ft = 6
| weight_lb = 253
| height_in = 4
| draftyear = 1970
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 44
| high_school = Center
| college = Kansas
| pastteams =
- Baltimore Colts ({{NFL Year|1970|1974}})
- New York Jets ({{NFL Year|1975}})
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1976|1978}})
| highlights =
- Super Bowl champion (V)
- Second-team All-Big Eight (1969)
| statlabel1 = Games played-started
| statvalue1 = 116-112
| statlabel2 = Interceptions
| statvalue2 = 12
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 6
| pfr = B/BailJi21
| HOF =
| CollegeHOF =
}}
James Randall Bailey (born June 9, 1948) is an American former gridiron football player. After attending the University of Kansas, he played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) as a defensive lineman during the 1970s.
Career
Bailey spent the first five seasons of his NFL career with the Baltimore Colts; he and his team won Super Bowl V in January 1971.
Bailey spent the 1975 season with the New York Jets. On September 7, 1976, the 28-year old Bailey, who had previously been in camp with the Cleveland Browns, was signed as a free agent by the Atlanta Falcons.Al Thomy, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-atlanta-falcon/141999118/ "Hilton Waived, Bailey Signed,"] Atlanta Constitution, Sept. 8, 1976, p. 1-D. Former Colts starting left defensive end Roy Hilton was cut to make room for Bailey on the Falcons' roster. Bailey ended his NFL career with the Falcons, last playing in 1978.
After ending his gridiron football career, Bailey worked in gas and real estate.{{cite news |last1=Klingaman |first1=Mike |title=Catching up with ... former Colts defensive tackle Jim Bailey |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/nfl/bs-sp-catching-up-bailey-20171115-story.html |access-date=May 17, 2017 |work=Baltimore Sun |date=November 17, 2017 |url-access=limited}}
References
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Category:Players of American football from Kansas City, Missouri
Category:American football defensive linemen
Category:Kansas Jayhawks football players
Category:Baltimore Colts players
Category:New York Jets players
Category:Atlanta Falcons players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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