Jim Myers

Jim Myers
Biographical details
Born	November 12, 1921; Madison, West Virginia
Died	July 17, 2014 (aged 92); Dallas, Texas
Playing career
1941–1942	Tennessee
1944	Card-Pitt (off-season member)
1946	Tennessee
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1947	Wofford (line)
1948	Vanderbilt (line)
1949–1956	UCLA (line)
1957	Iowa State
1958–1961	Texas A&M
1962–1986	Dallas Cowboys (OC/OL)
Head coaching record
Overall	16–29–5
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	2× Super Bowl champion (VI, XII);

James A. Myers (November 12, 1921 – July 17, 2014) was an American football coach.[1] He coached for 40 years at the collegiate and professional level. He is probably most remembered for his time as line coach and (since 1971) associate head coach with the Dallas Cowboys[2] under Tom Landry. He was also an offseason member of the Card-Pitt team in 1944, playing as a guard. Card-Pitt was the contraction of the Cardinals and Steelers teams during World War II and was generally considered one of the worst teams in history, finishing 0–10 and outscored by 220 points.

After serving as line coach under Henry Russell Sanders at the Vanderbilt University and later University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Myers became head coach at Iowa State University in 1957, where he compiled a 4–5–1 record. He was the head football coach at Texas A&M University from 1958 to 1961. His record there stands at 12–24–4. Myers frequently used a single-wing formation he had learned at Tennessee under head coach Robert Neyland.

Myers was hired by Tom Landry to coach the Dallas Cowboys offensive line in 1962. He was promoted twice, first to offensive coordinator in 1970 and then associate head coach in 1977.[3]

Myers died at the age of 92 on July 17, 2014.[4]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Iowa State Cyclones (Big Seven Conference) (1957)
1957	Iowa State	4–5–1	2–4	T–5th
Iowa State:		4–5–1	2–4
Texas A&M Aggies (Southwest Conference) (1958–1961)
1958	Texas A&M	4–6	2–4	T–5th
1959	Texas A&M	3–7	0–6	7th
1960	Texas A&M	1–6–3	0–4–3	7th
1961	Texas A&M	4–5–1	3–4	4th
Texas A&M:		12–24–4	5–18–3
Total:		16–29–5

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References

"Aggies Pull Switch To Hire Jim Myers". The Free Lance-Star. January 23, 1958. Retrieved February 2, 2011.
The Official 1981 Dallas Cowboys bluebook. Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publishing Company. 1981. pp. 23 ff. ISBN 978-0-87833-321-9.
James Arthur (Coach Jim) Myers 1921–2014 – Legacy.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020
Kate Hairopoulos (June 17, 2014). "Former Cowboys assistant and A&M head coach Jim Myers dies at 92". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved July 20, 2014.

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[1] "Aggies Pull Switch To Hire Jim Myers". The Free Lance-Star. January 23, 1958. Retrieved February 2, 2011.

[2] The Official 1981 Dallas Cowboys bluebook. Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publishing Company. 1981. pp. 23 ff. ISBN 978-0-87833-321-9.

[3] James Arthur (Coach Jim) Myers 1921–2014 – Legacy.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020

[4] Kate Hairopoulos (June 17, 2014). "Former Cowboys assistant and A&M head coach Jim Myers dies at 92". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved July 20, 2014.