Jim Vellone

Guard, American football player

1944 –

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Who is Jim Vellone?

James Carl "Jim" Vellone was a guard in the National Football League. Vellone spent his entire five-year career for the Minnesota Vikings, starting in most of his appearances during this span. Vellone helped the Vikings win the 1969 NFL Championship and also started in Super Bowl IV, the first Super Bowl appearance for the Vikings franchise. Vellone's career and life were cut short due to Hodgkin's lymphoma.

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Born
Aug 20, 1944
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Southern California
Lived in
  • Jacksonville
Died
May 6, 2024

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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