Jim Swink

Jim Swink
No. 23
Swink with the Dallas Texans on
a Fleer trading card, 1960
Date of birth(1936-03-15)March 15, 1936
Place of birthSacul, Texas, U.S.
Date of deathDecember 3, 2014(2014-12-03) (aged 78)
Place of deathRusk, Texas, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Halfback
US collegeTexas Christian
NFL draft1957 / round: 2 / pick: 25
(by the Chicago Bears)
Career history
As player
1960Dallas Texans
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

Jim Swink (March 14, 1936 – December 3, 2014) was an American professional football player who was a halfback for the Dallas Texans of the American Football League (AFL). He was an All-American playing college football at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.

Swink grew up in Rusk, Texas, which inspired his nickname, "the Rusk Rambler". He is remembered as one of the greatest running backs in Southwest Conference history and led the Horned Frogs to win consecutive conference championships in 1955 and 1956. These victories resulted in trips to the Cotton Bowl Classic.