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Jim McMahon

James Robert McMahon Jr. (born August 21, 1959) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, most notably with the Chicago Bears. McMahon played college football for the BYU Cougars, winning the Davey O'Brien Award and the Sammy Baugh Trophy in 1981. He was selected by the Bears fifth overall in the 1982 NFL draft. McMahon achieved his greatest professional success with the 1985 Bears team that won the franchise's first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XX. He also received Pro Bowl honors during the season. However, after suffering a rotator cuff injury the following season, McMahon struggled with injuries throughout the rest of his career. Following his seven years in Chicago, McMahon played for the San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, and Green Bay Packers. He spent his final seasons in a backup role, including on the Packers team that won Super Bowl XXXI. McMahon was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998.

Infobox

Position
Quarterback
Born
(1959-08-21) August 21, 1959 (age 66)Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight
195 lb (88 kg)
High school
Roy (Roy, Utah)
College
BYU (1977–1981)
NFL draft
1982: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Passing attempts
2,573
Passing completions
1,492
Completion percentage
58%
TD–INT
100–90
Passing yards
18,148
Passer rating
78.2
Rushing yards
1,631
Rushing touchdowns
16

Tables

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GP
GP
Year
GP
Team
GS
Games
Record
Games
Cmp
Games
Att
Passing
Pct
Passing
Yds
Passing
Avg
Passing
TD
Passing
Int
Passing
Rtg
Passing
Sck
Passing
SckY
1982
1982
Year
1982
Team
CHI
Games
8
Games
7
Games
3–4
Passing
120
Passing
210
Passing
57.1
Passing
1,501
Passing
7.2
Passing
9
Passing
7
Passing
79.9
Sacks
27
Sacks
196
1983
1983
Year
1983
Team
CHI
Games
14
Games
13
Games
7–6
Passing
175
Passing
295
Passing
59.3
Passing
2,184
Passing
7.4
Passing
12
Passing
13
Passing
77.6
Sacks
42
Sacks
266
1984
1984
Year
1984
Team
CHI
Games
9
Games
9
Games
7–2
Passing
85
Passing
143
Passing
59.4
Passing
1,146
Passing
8.0
Passing
8
Passing
2
Passing
97.8
Sacks
10
Sacks
48
1985
1985
Year
1985
Team
CHI
Games
13
Games
11
Games
11–0
Passing
178
Passing
313
Passing
56.9
Passing
2,392
Passing
7.6
Passing
15
Passing
11
Passing
82.6
Sacks
26
Sacks
125
1986
1986
Year
1986
Team
CHI
Games
6
Games
6
Games
6–0
Passing
77
Passing
150
Passing
51.3
Passing
995
Passing
6.6
Passing
5
Passing
8
Passing
61.4
Sacks
6
Sacks
40
1987
1987
Year
1987
Team
CHI
Games
7
Games
6
Games
5–1
Passing
125
Passing
210
Passing
59.5
Passing
1,639
Passing
7.8
Passing
12
Passing
8
Passing
87.4
Sacks
22
Sacks
136
1988
1988
Year
1988
Team
CHI
Games
9
Games
9
Games
7–2
Passing
114
Passing
192
Passing
59.4
Passing
1,346
Passing
7.0
Passing
6
Passing
7
Passing
76.0
Sacks
13
Sacks
79
1989
1989
Year
1989
Team
SD
Games
12
Games
11
Games
4–7
Passing
176
Passing
318
Passing
55.3
Passing
2,132
Passing
6.7
Passing
10
Passing
10
Passing
73.5
Sacks
28
Sacks
167
1990
1990
Year
1990
Team
PHI
Games
5
Games
0
Games
—
Passing
6
Passing
9
Passing
66.7
Passing
63
Passing
7.0
Passing
0
Passing
0
Passing
86.8
Sacks
1
Sacks
7
1991
1991
Year
1991
Team
PHI
Games
12
Games
11
Games
8–3
Passing
187
Passing
311
Passing
60.1
Passing
2,239
Passing
7.2
Passing
12
Passing
11
Passing
80.3
Sacks
21
Sacks
128
1992
1992
Year
1992
Team
PHI
Games
4
Games
1
Games
1–0
Passing
22
Passing
43
Passing
51.2
Passing
279
Passing
6.5
Passing
1
Passing
2
Passing
60.1
Sacks
4
Sacks
25
1993
1993
Year
1993
Team
MIN
Games
12
Games
12
Games
8–4
Passing
200
Passing
331
Passing
60.4
Passing
1,968
Passing
6.0
Passing
9
Passing
8
Passing
76.2
Sacks
23
Sacks
104
1994
1994
Year
1994
Team
ARI
Games
2
Games
1
Games
0–1
Passing
23
Passing
43
Passing
53.5
Passing
219
Passing
5.1
Passing
1
Passing
3
Passing
46.6
Sacks
3
Sacks
23
1995
1995
Year
1995
Team
GB
Games
1
Games
0
Games
—
Passing
1
Passing
1
Passing
100.0
Passing
6
Passing
6.0
Passing
0
Passing
0
Passing
91.7
Sacks
0
Sacks
0
1996
1996
Year
1996
Team
GB
Games
5
Games
0
Games
—
Passing
3
Passing
4
Passing
75.0
Passing
39
Passing
9.8
Passing
0
Passing
0
Passing
105.2
Sacks
0
Sacks
0
Career
Career
Year
Career
Team
129
Games
97
Games
67–30
Games
1,492
Passing
2,573
Passing
58.0
Passing
18,148
Passing
7.1
Passing
100
Passing
90
Passing
78.2
Passing
226
Sacks
1,344
Year
Team
Games
Passing
Sacks
GP
GS
Record
Cmp
Att
Pct
Yds
Avg
TD
Int
Rtg
Sck
SckY
1982
CHI
8
7
3–4
120
210
57.1
1,501
7.2
9
7
79.9
27
196
1983
CHI
14
13
7–6
175
295
59.3
2,184
7.4
12
13
77.6
42
266
1984
CHI
9
9
7–2
85
143
59.4
1,146
8.0
8
2
97.8
10
48
1985
CHI
13
11
11–0
178
313
56.9
2,392
7.6
15
11
82.6
26
125
1986
CHI
6
6
6–0
77
150
51.3
995
6.6
5
8
61.4
6
40
1987
CHI
7
6
5–1
125
210
59.5
1,639
7.8
12
8
87.4
22
136
1988
CHI
9
9
7–2
114
192
59.4
1,346
7.0
6
7
76.0
13
79
1989
SD
12
11
4–7
176
318
55.3
2,132
6.7
10
10
73.5
28
167
1990
PHI
5
0
—
6
9
66.7
63
7.0
0
0
86.8
1
7
1991
PHI
12
11
8–3
187
311
60.1
2,239
7.2
12
11
80.3
21
128
1992
PHI
4
1
1–0
22
43
51.2
279
6.5
1
2
60.1
4
25
1993
MIN
12
12
8–4
200
331
60.4
1,968
6.0
9
8
76.2
23
104
1994
ARI
2
1
0–1
23
43
53.5
219
5.1
1
3
46.6
3
23
1995
GB
1
0
—
1
1
100.0
6
6.0
0
0
91.7
0
0
1996
GB
5
0
—
3
4
75.0
39
9.8
0
0
105.2
0
0
Career
129
97
67–30
1,492
2,573
58.0
18,148
7.1
100
90
78.2
226
1,344

References

  1. The Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-01-25-sp-32744-story.html
  2. "ESPN Classic - McMahon was a rebel without pause"
    https://www.espn.com/classic/biography/s/McMahon_Jim.html
  3. Deseret News
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r9BSAAAAIBAJ&pg=5962%2C4783960
  4. Deseret News
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223241/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/print/700062850/Jim-McMahon-forever-BYUs-favorite-rebel.html
  5. "SMU fell to BYU as quarterback Jim McMahon engineered what many dubbed 'the greatest comeback in college football bowl
  6. College Football Hall of Fame
    https://footballfoundation.org/hof_search.aspx?hof=2043
  7. Deseret News
    https://www.deseret.com/2014/10/2/20549798/five-all-americans-including-mcmahon-inducted-into-byu-athletic-hall-of-fame/
  8. "McMahon's BYU jersey to be retired Oct. 3"
    http://byucougars.com/m-football/mcmahon's-byu-jersey-be-retired-oct-3
  9. Pro-Football-Reference.com
    https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McMaJi00.htm
  10. In Life, First You Kick Ass: Reflections on the 1985 Bears and Wisdom from Da Coach, Mike Ditka with Rick Telander, Spor
  11. YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4iax_dcJjE&t=108s
  12. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-01-27-mn-540-story.html
  13. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Edited by Randall Liu, p. 349, Workman Publishing, 2001, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2
  14. "The Official Website of the Chicago Bears"
    http://www.chicagobears.com/news/ChalkTalkStory.asp?STORY_ID=4853
  15. "McMahon 'wasted' while driving", Associated Press, November 9, 2003
    https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=1658175
  16. "Feds target former Bears QB McMahon"
    https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/chicago/feds-target-former-bears-qb-mcmahon-145949993.html/
  17. Chicago Sun-Times
    https://chicago.suntimes.com/2016/6/24/18426325/ex-bear-jim-mcmahon-broadway-bank-directors-settle-with-fdic
  18. Chicago Tribune
    http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-spt-1107-around-town--20101105,0,7989581,print.column
  19. ESPN
    https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/6874906/jim-mcmahon-other-players-sue-nfl-concussions
  20. "Super Bowl-winning quarterback Jim McMahon says he wishes he had played baseball"
    https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/super-bowl-winning-quarterback-jim-mcmahon-says-wishes-192055029--nfl.html
  21. San Francisco Chronicle
    https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/ostler/article/Ex-NFL-star-Jim-McMahon-spreading-gospel-of-golf-11290279.php
  22. ABC7 Eyewitness News
    http://abc7chicago.com/news/jim-mcmahon-says-marijuana-helped-him-kick-pain-pills/1177764/
  23. Chicago Tribune
    http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-bears-jim-mcmahon-medical-marijuana-met-20160128-story.html
  24. "North American Cannabis Holdings and Former Chicago Bears QB Jim McMahon Announce The Cannabis Sports Policy Project"
    http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/north-american-cannabis-holdings-and-former-chicago-bears-qb-jim-mcmahon-announce-the-cannabis-sports-policy-project-576210791.html
  25. CBS Sports
    https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/watch-ex-nfl-stars-use-netflix-to-share-pro-cannabis-psa-calling-out-roger-goodell/
  26. Leafly
    https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/ex-bears-qb-jim-mcmahon-stumps-arizona-legalization
  27. The Denver Post
    http://www.denverpost.com/2016/11/11/players-doctors-for-cannabis-regulation-pen-letter-nfl/
  28. An Open Letter to the National Football League
    https://web.archive.org/web/20191028035847/https://dfcr.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/NFL-open-letter.pdf
  29. Doctors for Cannabis Regulation
    https://web.archive.org/web/20191028061541/https://dfcr.org/nfl-campaign/
  30. "Celebrities drop in to pay the 15th MEU a holiday visit"
    http://www.usmc.mil/15thmeu/PAGES/PHOTO_PAGES/070111_celeb_visit.htm
  31. ESPN.com
    https://www.espn.com/chicago/nfl/columns/story?columnist=greenberg_jon&id=4827883
  32. ent13.com
    http://www.ent13.com/entertainment/tv/the-league-the-tailgate-11-15-12-recap/
  33. 247sports.com
    https://247sports.com/nfl/chicago-bears/Article/Production-for-Jim-McMahon-documentary-MAD-MAC-has-begun-150043464/
  34. "BYU Hall Of Fame QB Jim McMahon Announces Upcoming Documentary on His Life"
    https://kslsports.com/439328/jim-mcmahon-documentary/
  35. And They Came to Pass
  36. America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions, "#2. 1985 Chicago Bears." Premiered on CBS, February 3, 2007
  37. The New Yorker
    https://www.newyorker.com/news/sporting-scene/whats-in-a-nickname
  38. "Jim McMahon Sells His Northbrook Home"
    http://www.chicagomag.com/Radar/Deal-Estate/October-2009/Jim-McMahon-Sells-His-Northbrook-Home/
  39. CSNChicago.com
    https://archive.today/20130121184635/http://www.csnchicago.com/football-chicago-bears/bears-talk/Sports-Illustrated-features-McMahon-real?blockID=768219&feedID=10330
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