(1935-12-18)December 18, 1935 Grapevine, Texas, U.S.
Died
July 17, 2021(2021-07-17) (aged 85) Texas, U.S.
Playing career
1955–1957
TCU
1958–1963
Cleveland Browns
Position(s)
Defensive back, halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1966
TCU (assistant)
1967–1969
San Francisco 49ers (DB)
1970–1973
San Francisco 49ers (QB/WR)
1974–1976
TCU
1977
San Francisco 49ers (DB)
1978–1980
Cleveland Browns (QB)
1981–1982
Houston Oilers (OC)
1983–1985
Dallas Cowboys (QB)
1986–1989
St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals (OC)
1990
Cleveland Browns (OC)
1990
Cleveland Browns (interim HC)
1992–1996
Buffalo Bills (QB)
Head coaching record
Overall
2–31 (college) 1–6 (NFL)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
First-team All-SWC (1957)
James Bernard Shofner (December 18, 1935 – July 17, 2021) was an American football player and coach at both the collegiate and professional levels. He was twice a head coach: first at Texas Christian University (TCU) from 1974 to 1976, then in an interim capacity with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) in 1990.
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Champion Buffalo Bills. He was replaced by former Browns quarterback JimShofner, who finished the season with only one additional win. The 1990 Browns...
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2013, Jackson became the Bengals running backs coach, replacing the retired Jim Anderson. He was promoted to offensive coordinator in January 2014, replacing...
Donnie Henderson, Mike Heimerdinger and Mike Westhoff and external candidates Jim Haslett, Mike Tice, Tim Lewis and Joe Vitt for the job. He was quickly nicknamed...
after Bud Carson was fired after the first nine games of 1990, and JimShofner served as interim for the final seven games. New England Patriots: Dick...
firing was done to "stop the hemorrhaging". Browns' offensive coordinator JimShofner became head coach and the Browns finished the season with a 3–13 record...
selected Jim Brown out of Syracuse University. As television began to help football leapfrog baseball as America's most popular sport, Jim Brown became...
at Bobcat Stadium "Jim Wacker Field" in his honor. "Coach Wyatt Newsletter". Retrieved April 8, 2007. 1986 infraction report "Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat...
to 2011. This is a list of their annual results. The team was coached by Jim Pittman, in his first and only year as head coach. Pittman died of a heart...
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cannot be blocked from interviewing for head coach positions. According to Jim Trotter of the San Diego Union Tribune, Schottenheimer's insisting that his...
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coached) among offensive tackles, and fourth behind Munoz, John Hannah, and Jim Parker among all offensive linemen. He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers...
any other in the league. The Browns' 2–7 start cost Carson his job. JimShofner was named interim head coach, and the team finished 3–13. After the season...
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