Jim Cullom

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Jim Cullom

No. 24

Guard

Personal information

Date of birth: November 5, 1925

Place of birth: Healdsburg, California

Date of death: March 4, 1998 (aged 72)

Place of death: Oakland, California

Career information

College: California

NFL Draft: 1950 / Round: 17 / Pick: 214
(By the Washington Redskins)

Debuted in 1951

Last played in 1951

Career history

New York Yanks (1951)

Career NFL statistics

Games played	2
Stats at NFL.com

Stats at pro-football-reference.com

James Henry "Truck" Cullom (November 5, 1925 – March 4, 1998) was an American football guard in the National Football League for the New York Yanks.

Cullom served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II.^[1] After the war, he played college football at the University of California, where he was a three-year lineman and placekicker from 1947–49, playing on two of coach Pappy Waldorf's Rose Bowl teams.^[1] Cullom was a first team All-Coast tackle in 1949, and also played on Cal's rugby team.^[2]

Cullom was drafted in the seventeenth round of the 1950 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. After one season playing for the New York Yanks, he was recalled by the Marines and was wounded in the Korean War. Cullom later returned to Cal where he worked as an assistant coach for both the football and rugby teams.^[1]

Cullom was inducted into the University of California Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995.^[3]^[2]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Bush, David (1998-03-14). "Cal Bids Farewell to Truck Cullom". Retrieved 2013-12-17.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "2002 California Golden Bear Football Media Guide". p. 198. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
↑ "University of California Hall of Fame". CalBears.com. Retrieved 2013-12-17.

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Persondata
Name	Cullom, Jim
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	November 5, 1925
Place of birth	Healdsburg, California
Date of death	March 4, 1998
Place of death	Oakland, California

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