| Date of birth: | November 8, 1958 |
| Place of birth: | St. Cloud, Minnesota |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Position(s): | Linebacker |
| College: | Minnesota |
| NFL Draft: | 1982 / Round: 4 (Minnesota Vikings) |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1983 1984 1984-1990 |
Chicago Blitz (USFL) Arizona Wranglers (USFL) San Francisco 49ers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Awards: | Jim was First Team All-Big Ten AP/UPI in 1981 |
| Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com | |
James Fahnhorst (born November 8, 1958 in St. Cloud, Minnesota) is a former National Football League linebacker from 1984 through 1990. During that span he appeared in three Super Bowls: Super Bowl XIX, Super Bowl XXIII and Super Bowl XIV for the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at the University of Minnesota where he was First Team All-Big Ten at Linebacker AP/UPI in 1981. He is the younger brother of former 49ers' tackle Keith Fahnhorst.
Fahnhorst also played two years in the USFL for coaching legend George Allen in the spring/summer of 1983 and 1984 for the Chicago Blitz and Arizona Wranglers. He is currently a CFP(R) and coaching freshmen at Wayzata High School in Plymouth, MN.