Jim Lynch was a former star linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs who helped them win Super Bowl IV over the Minnesota Vikings.
Kansas City Chiefs star linebacker
Jim Lynch was a star linebacker in college playing for Notre Dame. He led the Fighting Irish in tackles in 1965 and 1966 and won the Maxwell Award for college football’s best player in 1966. He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round of the 1967 draft and played all his 11 NFL seasons with the team. He played on one of the all-time greatest linebacking corps in NFL history next to NFL Hall of Fame members Willie Lanier and Bobby Bell. The trio helped the Chiefs win Super Bowl IV over the Minnesota Vikings. He was an AFL All-Star in 1968 and is a member of the Chiefs Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame.
Notable Quote
“While I was a middle linebacker at Notre Dame, I moved to right outside linebacker to accommodate Willie, who played in the middle. Bobby played the outside ’backer on the left.” “I feel so blessed to have played almost my entire career with two of the greatest ever to play the position.” – 2015 interview with The Lima News
Tributes to Jim Lynch
Our condolences go out to the family, friends and teammates of Jim Lynch.
“He was All-America in every sense – talented, hard-nosed, and honest.”
—Ara Parseghian pic.twitter.com/5IicmX4Ljd
— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) July 21, 2022
RIP Jim Lynch, former Notre Dame All-America LB who became a Pro Bowler with KC Chiefs & starter on defense that won Super Bowl IV. Got to know Jim in my years covering the Chiefs in the 1970s. Class act on and off the field. He understood there was more to life than football.
— Rick Gosselin (@RickGosselin9) July 21, 2022
According to Talk of Fame Network’s Rick Gosselin, former Chiefs LB Jim Lynch 76, has died. Lynch was a former second-round draft pick out of Notre Dame in 1967. He also won the Maxwell Award that year, anointing him as the best player in college football.? pic.twitter.com/8BnTcmkH9Q
— Sumner (@renmusb1) July 21, 2022
From Willie Lanier’s HoF speech playing w/ Bobby Bell & Jim Lynch:
“I am so pleased to be the second linebacker from that threesome to be able to stand here before you because we developed a bond, an attitude, and a trust that I think is very rare in almost anything you can do.”
— Harold R. Kuntz (@HaroldRKuntz3) July 21, 2022
Full Obituary: kansascity.com
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