Jim Dunaway

Jim Dunaway
No. 78
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	September 3, 1941; Columbia, Mississippi, U.S.
Died:	May 12, 2018 (aged 76); Columbia, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	277 lb (126 kg)
Career information
High school:	Columbia (MS)
College:	Ole Miss
NFL draft:	1963 / round: 1 / pick: 3
AFL draft:	1963 / round: 2 / pick: 9
Career history
	Buffalo Bills (1963–1971); Miami Dolphins (1972); Jacksonville Sharks (1974); Jacksonville Express (1975);
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (VII); 2× AFL champion (1964–1965); 4× AFL All-Star (1965–1968); National champion (1960); Consensus All-American (1962); Second-team All-American (1961); 2× First-team All-SEC (1961, 1962);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

James Kenneth Dunaway (September 3, 1941 – May 12, 2018) was an American professional football player. A defensive tackle, he played college football at the University of Mississippi, and played in the American Football League (AFL) for the Buffalo Bills, as part of a defensive line that held opposing runners without a rushing touchdown for a pro football record seventeen consecutive games in the 1964 and 1965 AFL seasons.^[1]

Murder charge and aftermath

On July 27, 1998, Dunaway's ex-wife, Nonniel Dunaway, was found dead in a half-empty swimming pool.^[2] An autopsy revealed that she had a fractured skull and was unconscious when she was placed in the water by her assailant where she drowned. Prior to this event, she had won a divorce judgment which gave her more than 800 acres (3.2 km²) of property that the couple owned, $1,800 a month in alimony and half of Dunaway's NFL pension. They had been divorced since 1995 and Dunaway was planning to appeal.

Dunaway was charged with her murder but a grand jury chose not to indict Dunaway of the charges.^[3] In response, his children filed a wrongful death lawsuit, alleging that Dunaway was responsible for their mother's death.^[4] In 2002, Dunaway was found liable and ordered to pay $579,000 to his children.^[5]

Coincidentally, Dunaway had been a teammate for three seasons of star running back O. J. Simpson, who was similarly found responsible for his ex-wife's death after being acquitted of her murder in a controversial trial in 1995.

References

^ "Celebration of Life Service to be Held for Ole Miss Great Jim Dunaway".
^ "Ex-Dolphin Charged With Murder". www.cbsnews.com.
^ "PLUS: IN THE NEWS; Dunaway Charged In Ex-Wife's Death". The New York Times. Associated Press. July 31, 1998.
^ BabyTate. "Jim Dunaway, the True Notorious Big". Bleacher Report.
^ Teitelbaum, Ben (June 21, 2013). "Football, Crime, and Allegations Against Aaron Hernandez". The Daily Beast – via www.thedailybeast.com.

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[1] "Celebration of Life Service to be Held for Ole Miss Great Jim Dunaway".

[2] "Ex-Dolphin Charged With Murder". www.cbsnews.com.

[3] "PLUS: IN THE NEWS; Dunaway Charged In Ex-Wife's Death". The New York Times. Associated Press. July 31, 1998.

[4] BabyTate. "Jim Dunaway, the True Notorious Big". Bleacher Report.

[5] Teitelbaum, Ben (June 21, 2013). "Football, Crime, and Allegations Against Aaron Hernandez". The Daily Beast – via www.thedailybeast.com.

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v t e 1962 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Backfield	QB Terry Baker HB Mel Renfro HB Jerry Stovall FB George Saimes
Line	E Hal Bedsole E Pat Richter T Bobby Bell T Jim Dunaway G Jack Cvercko G Johnny Treadwell C Lee Roy Jordan

v t e Buffalo Bills 1964 AFL champions
3 Pete Gogolak 12 Daryle Lamonica 15 Jack Kemp 20 Bobby Smith 22 Charley Warner 23 Gene Sykes 24 Booker Edgerson 25 Ollie Dobbins 26 George Saimes 30 Wray Carlton 34 Cookie Gilchrist 40 Ed Rutkowski 42 Butch Byrd 43 Joe Auer 44 Elbert Dubenion 45 Hagood Clarke 46 Ray Abruzzese 47 Willie Ross 50 Al Bemiller 51 John Tracey 53 Walt Cudzik 55 Paul Maguire 58 Mike Stratton 60 Dave Behrman 64 Harry Jacobs 66 Billy Shaw 67 Joe O'Donnell 70 Tom Sestak 72 Ron McDole 73 George Flint 74 Tom Keating 75 Dudley Meredith 77 Stew Barber 78 Jim Dunaway 79 Dick Hudson 81 Bill Groman 83 Hatch Rosdahl 84 Ernie Warlick 85 Glenn Bass 88 Tom Day
Head coach: Lou Saban
Assistant coaches: Joe Collier John Mazur Jerry Smith

v t e Buffalo Bills 1965 AFL champions
3 Pete Gogolak 12 Daryle Lamonica 15 Jack Kemp 20 Bobby Smith 22 Charley Warner 23 Gene Sykes 24 Booker Edgerson 26 George Saimes 27 Tom Janik 30 Wray Carlton 32 Donnie Stone 33 Billy Joe 40 Ed Rutkowski 42 Butch Byrd 43 Joe Auer 44 Elbert Dubenion 45 Hagood Clarke 46 Bo Roberson 48 Pete Mills 49 Floyd Hudlow 50 Al Bemiller 51 John Tracey 52 Bill Laskey 55 Paul Maguire 56 Marty Schottenheimer 58 Mike Stratton 60 Dave Behrman 64 Harry Jacobs 66 Billy Shaw 67 Joe O'Donnell 70 Tom Sestak 72 Ron McDole 73 George Flint 74 Tom Keating 75 Dudley Meredith 76 Henry Schmidt 77 Stew Barber 78 Jim Dunaway 79 Dick Hudson 80 Charley Ferguson 81 Bill Groman 82 Paul Costa 84 Ernie Warlick 85 Glenn Bass 88 Tom Day
Head coach: Lou Saban
Assistant coaches: Joe Collier John Mazur Jerry Smith

v t e Miami Dolphins Super Bowl VII champions
1 Garo Yepremian 7 Billy Lothridge 11 Jim Del Gaizo 12 Bob Griese 13 Jake Scott (MVP) 15 Earl Morrall 20 Larry Seiple 21 Jim Kiick 22 Mercury Morris 23 Charles Leigh 25 Tim Foley 26 Lloyd Mumphord 28 Ed Jenkins 32 Hubert Ginn 39 Larry Csonka 40 Dick Anderson 42 Paul Warfield 44 Tom Curtis 45 Curtis Johnson 49 Charlie Babb 51 Larry Ball 53 Bob Matheson 54 Howard Kindig 56 Jesse Powell 57 Mike Kolen 59 Doug Swift 60 Al Jenkins 62 Jim Langer 65 Maulty Moore 66 Larry Little 67 Bob Kuechenberg 68 Mike Kadish 72 Bob Heinz 73 Norm Evans 75 Manny Fernandez 77 Doug Crusan 78 Jim Dunaway 79 Wayne Moore 80 Marv Fleming 81 Howard Twilley 82 Otto Stowe 83 Vern Den Herder 84 Bill Stanfill 85 Nick Buoniconti 86 Marlin Briscoe 88 Jim Mandich 89 Karl Noonan
Head coach: Don Shula
Coaches: Bill Arnsparger Monte Clark Tom Keane Mike Scarry Howard Schnellenberger Carl Taseff

Murder charge and aftermath

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