Jim Finks

Football Player

Birthday August 31, 1927

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Missouri

DEATH DATE May 8, 1994 (66)

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About

Quarterback who played for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers and later became an executive with the league.

Before Fame

After his playing days, he joined the Minnesota Vikings as their general manger for nearly a decade, and then moved to Chicago to manage the Bears from 1974 to 1983.

Trivia

He was the first choice of the committee in charge of choosing the next NFL commissioner in 1989, but due to objections by senior team owners, the committee settled on Paul Tagliabue.

Family Life

He was born in Salem, Illinois.

Associated With

His tenure with the Bears came to an end after he resigned in protest over the hiring of Mike Ditka as coach.