Jim Houston

Jim Houston
Career information
Date of birth	(1937-11-03) November 3, 1937
Place of birth	Massillon, Ohio
Position(s)	Defensive end, Linebacker
College	Ohio State
NFL draft	1960 / Round: 1 / Pick 8
Career history
As player
1960–1972	Cleveland Browns
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowls	1964, 1965, 1969, 1970
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com
College Football Hall of Fame

James Edward "Jim" Houston (born November 3, 1937) is a former American football linebacker who played thirteen seasons in the National Football League with the Cleveland Browns. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.

College career

Houston played for the Ohio State Buckeyes as an end. He was a three-year starter under head coach Woody Hayes and twice the team MVP. He was elected the team captain as a senior.

Houston contributed on both offense and defense. Although known primarily for his excellent blocking and tackling, he was also the leading receiver on the 1959 team, including a 100-yard game that year against Michigan State. He was an All-America selection in 1958 and 1959.

Houston was inducted into the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame in 1979, and was named to the Ohio State Football All-Century Team as a defensive end in 2000.

Year	Receptions	Yards	TD	Minutes per Game
1957	4	126	1	42
1958	4	127	2	56
1959	11	214	4	56
Total	19	467	7	51.3

Pro career

Houston was chosen in the first round of both the AFL draft by the Buffalo Bills and the NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns. Like his older brother Lin Houston, Jim chose the Browns. He originally played as a defensive end under head coach Paul Brown, but later moved to linebacker under Blanton Collier. At linebacker he became a four-time Pro Bowl selection. In the 1969 NFL Championship Game against the Minnesota Vikings, Jim went to tackle Viking quarterback Joe Kapp low and Kapp tried to hurdle him. Kapp's knee hit Jim in the side of the head, knocking him out and breaking his jaw.

References

Cleveland Browns 1959 NFL draft selections

Rich Kreitling Dick Schafrath Fran O'Brien Gary Prahst Dave Lloyd John Wooten Dick LeBeau Jim Prestel Bob Denton Gene Miller Bob Ptacek Kirk Wilson Bob Zeman Jerry King Frank Palandrani Ray Reese Elbert Dubenion Tom Salwocki Jamie Caleb Homer Schmittan Ed Hill Joe Schroeder Al McClain Jim Frazier Joe Wenzel Jim Gardner Russ Goings Ernie Spychalski Homer Floyd Larry Baker Pete Abadie Ron Nietupski Cal Ketchie

Draft years 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football—FWAA & UPI national champions

Galen Cisco Don Clark Jim Houston Dan James Bill Jobko Dick LeBeau Jim Marshall Dick Schafrath Don Sutherin Aurealius Thomas Bob White Head coach Woody Hayes Assistant coaches Lyal Clark Gene Fekete Ernie Godfrey Bill Hess Clive Rush Esco Sarkkinen

Cleveland Browns 1964 NFL champions

11 Jim Ninowski 13 Frank Ryan 20 Ross Fichtner 22 Lowell Caylor 23 Larry Benz 24 Bobby Franklin 26 Dave Raimey 27 Walter Roberts 30 Bernie Parrish 32 Jim Brown 35 Galen Fiss 36 Charley Scales 38 Stan Sczurek 42 Paul Warfield 44 Leroy Kelly 48 Ernie Green 49 Walter Beach 50 Vince Costello 52 Mike Lucci 56 John Morrow 62 Dale Memmelaar 60 John Wooten 64 Ed Bettridge 66 Gene Hickerson 67 Sid Williams 69 Jim Kanicki 70 John Brown 72 Mike Bundra 73 Monte Clark 74 Dick Modzelewski 75 Roger Shoals 76 Lou Groza 77 Dick Schafrath 78 Frank Parker 79 Bob Gain 80 Bill Glass 82 Jim Houston 83 Johnny Brewer 84 Paul Wiggin 85 Clifton McNeil 86 Gary Collins 87 Tom Hutchinson

Head Coach: Blanton Collier

Assistant Coaches: Howard Brinker Fritz Heisler Dub Jones Nick Skorich Ed Ulinski

Cleveland Browns first-round draft picks

1960 NFL draft first-round selections

Billy Cannon George Izo Johnny Robinson Richie Lucas Tom Moore Jack Spikes Roger Davis Jim Houston Ron Burton Ron Mix Monty Stickles Lou Cordileone

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