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Position: | Halfback, fullback | ||||||||
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Born: | Springfield, Ohio, U.S. | June 9, 1915||||||||
Died: | May 1, 1997 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 81)||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 193 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Springfield | ||||||||
College: | Ohio State | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1938 / round: 1 / pick: 2 | ||||||||
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James Allen McDonald (June 9, 1915 – May 1, 1997) was an American professional football player for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes. After his playing career, he was the head coach at the University of Tennessee for one season.