Jim Laughlin
Encyclopedia
Jim Laughlin is a former NFL and college football player
. Graduate of Charles F. Brush High school in 1976.
The eighth pick in the 4th round of the 1980 NFL Draft
(91st overall) by the Atlanta Falcons
, Laughlin, was one in a long line of standout Linebacker
s to have played for the Ohio State Buckeyes
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American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
. Graduate of Charles F. Brush High school in 1976.
The eighth pick in the 4th round of the 1980 NFL Draft
1980 NFL Draft
The 1980 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 29–30, 1980. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and...
(91st overall) by the Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
, Laughlin, was one in a long line of standout Linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
s to have played for the Ohio State Buckeyes
Ohio State Buckeyes football
The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the NCAA, playing at the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, formerly Division I-A, level. The team nickname is derived from the state...
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Career Highlights/Notes
- As a team captain during his senior year (1979), Laughlin (along with Ernie Andria) had a share in a blocked punt against MichiganMichigan-Ohio State rivalryThe Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry, also known as The Game, is an American college football rivalry game played annually by the Wolverines of the University of Michigan and the Buckeyes of The Ohio State University...
during the final moments of the game, which was returned for a touchdown by Todd BellTodd BellTodd Anthony Bell was an American football safety in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears during the early 1980s.-College:...
. The play put the Buckeyes on top 18-15, sending the team to the 1980 Rose BowlRose Bowl GameThe Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is played on Monday, January 2...
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- In 1979, Laughlin was the Buckeyes MVP (Most Valuable Player).
- Played his high school football at Charles F. Brush High SchoolCharles F. Brush High SchoolCharles F. Brush High School is a public high school in Lyndhurst, Ohio. The school is named for Charles F. Brush, the Ohio-born inventor of the arc light, an invention which, until recently, the school's student newspaper was named after....
in his hometown. LyndhurstLyndhurst, OhioAs of the census of 2000, there were 15,279 people, 6,642 households, and 4,397 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,480.1 people per square mile . There were 6,855 housing units at an average density of 1,561.4 per square mile...
, Ohio.
- A 1979 National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Scholarship winner, which is awarded annually to the top 13 players in college football.
- A 1979 Academic All Big TenBig Ten ConferenceThe Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
Honoree.