Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame
Jim Blaine
- Induction:
- 2002
- Class:
- 1954
Jim Blaine was a member of the Aggie cross country and track and field teams from 1951-54.
Blaine served as a team captain for the cross country squad and was the Southwest Conference Cross Country Champion for three consecutive years in 1951-52-53. In track and field, Blaine placed second in the 1951 SWC mile and fourth in the half-mile event. In 1953, Blaine won the SWC crown in the two-mile and then posted a SWC victory in the mile competition in 1954.
He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in animal husbandry in 1954 and served in the United States Army. He worked for the Texas Veteran’s Land Board and the Texas Highway Department, and served as a Senior Fieldman for John Hancock Life Insurance Company.
Blaine passed away on April 10, 2004 at the age of 72.
Blaine served as a team captain for the cross country squad and was the Southwest Conference Cross Country Champion for three consecutive years in 1951-52-53. In track and field, Blaine placed second in the 1951 SWC mile and fourth in the half-mile event. In 1953, Blaine won the SWC crown in the two-mile and then posted a SWC victory in the mile competition in 1954.
He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in animal husbandry in 1954 and served in the United States Army. He worked for the Texas Veteran’s Land Board and the Texas Highway Department, and served as a Senior Fieldman for John Hancock Life Insurance Company.
Blaine passed away on April 10, 2004 at the age of 72.
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