Jim Kerr (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (1939–2008)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Jim Kerr

| image =

| position = Safety

| number = 43

| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|07|23}}

| birth_place = Colver, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|05|27|1939|07|23}}

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lbs = 195

| draftyear = 1961

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 87

| afldraftyear = 1961

| afldraftround = 19

| afldraftpick = 150

| high_school = St. Clairsville (OH)

| college = Penn State

| pastteams =

• Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1961}}–{{NFL Year|1962}})

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 24

| statlabel2 = Interceptions

| statvalue2 = 8

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = KerrJi20

}}

James Norman Kerr (July 23, 1939 – May 27, 2008) was an American football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Penn State University and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1961 NFL draft. Kerr was also selected in the 19th round of the 1961 AFL Draft by the New York Titans.

He died on May 27, 2008.{{cite web|url=https://obits.postandcourier.com/us/obituaries/charleston/name/james-kerr-obituary?id=25358425|title=James Kerr Obituary (2008)|website=Charleston Post and Courier Obituaries|access-date=June 17, 2023}}