Jim Prestel
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||
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| Date of birth: | June 28, 1937 | ||
| Place of birth: | Indianapolis, Indiana | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Weight: | 275 lb (125 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Indianapolis (IN) Sacred Heart | ||
| College: | Idaho | ||
| NFL Draft: | 1959 / Round: 6 / Pick: 70 | ||
| AFL draft: |
1960 / Round: 2 Pick: First Selections (by the Boston Patriots) |
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James Francis "Jim" Prestel (born June 28, 1937) is a former professional football player, a defensive lineman in the National Football League in the 1960s.
Selected in the 1959 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns, he stayed in college and joined the team in 1960. Prestel was with the expansion Minnesota Vikings for their first five seasons, and then one season each with the New York Giants and Washington Redskins. He retired from the NFL prior to the 1968 season.
Born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, Prestel graduated from its Sacred Heart High School (now Roncalli) in 1955. He ventured west to play college football for head coach Skip Stahley at the University of Idaho in Moscow, where he started for the Vandals in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) alongside future pros Jerry Kramer, Wayne Walker, and Jim Norton. Prestel was a two-sport athlete for the Vandals, where he also lettered in basketball as a 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) center for head coach Harlan Hodges, and made honorable mention in the PCC for the 1958–59 season.
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