Jim McFarland

Jim McFarland
Jim McFarland
Member of the Nebraska Legislature; from the 28th district
	In office; January 1987 – January 1991
Preceded by	Chris Beutler
Succeeded by	Chris Beutler
Personal details
Born	October 4, 1947; North Platte, Nebraska, U.S.
Died	November 27, 2020 (aged 73); Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Cornell Law School; Creighton University (Master of Fine Arts);
	American football career
No. 80, 83
Position:	Tight end
Personal information
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:	North Platte; (North Platte, Nebraska)
College:	Nebraska
NFL draft:	1970 / round: 7 / pick: 164
Career history
	Buffalo Bills (1970); St. Louis Cardinals (1970–1974); Miami Dolphins (1975);
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-American (1969); First-team All-Big Eight (1969);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

James Darrell McFarland (October 4, 1947 – November 27, 2020) was an American football player, lawyer, and politician.

Football career

McFarland was an American football player who played tight end for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Buffalo Bills, St. Louis Cardinals, and Miami Dolphins.^[1]

In 1999, he was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame.^[2] As of 2012, he ranks 44th on Nebraska's all-time single game receiving yards with 117 yards on 7 catches during a game against Texas A&M on September 28, 1969.^[3] He is considered to be one of Nebraska's top athletes and was considered for the Omaha World-Herald's list of top 100.^[4]

Law and political career

After leaving football, McFarland received his law degree from Cornell Law School in 1980. He practiced law in Lincoln, Nebraska. McFarland was appointed to the Nebraska Legislature as a state senator for Nebraska's 28th district to fill a vacancy and was elected to the legislature in 1986, as a Democrat and served until 1990. He later ran for governor of Nebraska. In 2017, McFarland retired from his law practice and moved to Omaha, Nebraska. He received his master's degree in fine arts in creative writing, from Creighton University.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Death

He died of pancreatic cancer on November 27, 2020, in Omaha, Nebraska, at age 73.^[8]

References

^ Jim McFarland NFL & AFL Football Statistics – Pro-Football-Reference.com
^ Huskers.com Hall of Fame
^ Huskers.com Single Game Statistics
^ "Omaha World-Herald's Top 100 Athletes Best of the Rest". Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
^ The Daily Nebraskan^{[permanent dead link]}
^ James D. McFarland-obituary
^ 'Nebraska Blue Book 1989-1990,' Biographical Sketch of James D. McFarland, pg. 280
^ "Former Nebraska football player, state senator McFarland dies at 73". Journalstar.com. November 29, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.

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[1] Jim McFarland NFL & AFL Football Statistics – Pro-Football-Reference.com

[2] Huskers.com Hall of Fame

[3] Huskers.com Single Game Statistics

[4] "Omaha World-Herald's Top 100 Athletes Best of the Rest". Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 8, 2013.

[5] The Daily Nebraskan^{[permanent dead link]}

[6] James D. McFarland-obituary

[7] 'Nebraska Blue Book 1989-1990,' Biographical Sketch of James D. McFarland, pg. 280

[8] "Former Nebraska football player, state senator McFarland dies at 73". Journalstar.com. November 29, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.

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