| Number | 78, 71 |
|---|---|
| Position | Defensive tackle |
| Birth date | September 3, 1941 |
| Birth place | Columbia, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Death date | May 12, 2018 (aged 76) |
| Death place | Columbia, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft |
| Height in | 4 |
| Weight lb | 277 |
| High school | Columbia (MS) |
| College | Ole Miss |
| Draftyear | 1963 |
| Draftround | 1 |
| Draftpick | 3 |
| Afldraftyear | 1963 |
| Afldraftround | 2 |
| Afldraftpick | 9 |
| Pastteams | |
| Highlights |
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| Statleague | NFL/AFL |
| Statlabel 1 | Fumble recoveries |
| Statvalue 1 | 7 |
| Statlabel 2 | Interceptions |
| Statvalue 2 | 1 |
| Statlabel 3 | Sacks |
| Statvalue 3 | 23.5 |
| Pfr | DunaJi00 |
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.
See also
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. 31 July 1998.
- ^ BabyTate. "Jim Dunaway, the True Notorious Big". Bleacher Report
- ^ Teitelbaum, Ben (21 June 2013). "Football, Crime, and Allegations Against Aaron Hernandez". The Daily Beast. – via www.thedailybeast.com.