Jim Laughlin

NFL player


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DateOfBirth=July 5, 1958
Birthplace=Cleveland, Ohio
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College=Ohio State
Position=Linebacker
DraftedYear=1980
DraftedRound=4
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years=1980-1982, 1987
1983
1984-1986
teams=Atlanta Falcons
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Jim Laughlin (born 1958, in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former NFL and college football player.

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 Linebackers to have played for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

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 Michigan during the final moments of the game, which was returned for a touchdown by Todd Bell. The play put the Buckeyes on top 18-15, sending the team to the 1980 Rose Bowl.

*In 1979, Laughlin was the Buckeyes MVP (Most Valuable Player).

*Played his high school football at Charles F. Brush High School in his hometown. Lyndhurst, 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 Ten Honoree.