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	Jim Finks - Chicago Bears
		Although Finks became a Hall of Famer because of his off-the-field activities in pro football, he was a fine player during his seven-year stint from 1949 to 1955 with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
		Finks later joked that his main claim to playing fame was that he beat out Johnny Unitas for the starting quarterback job in 1956.
		In 1964, Finks was named the general manager of the Minnesota Vikings, a team that had entered the NFL in 1961 and had won only 10 games in its first three seasons.
	www.chicagobears.com /tradition/hof-finks.asp (2340 words)

	Jim Finks - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		Jim Finks (August 31, 1927 - May 8, 1994) was an American sports executive primarily for American football.
		Finks brought the Stampeders a Grey Cup Title during his eight-year stay in Canada.
		Finks died in 1994 from lung cancer and was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995.
	www.music.us /education/J/Jim-Finks.htm (1010 words)

	Jim Finks (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Jim Finks (August 31, 1927 to May 8, 1994) was an American sports executive primarily for American football.
		In 1964, Finks was named the general manager of the Minnesota Vikings In 1968, Minnesota won its first NFL Central Division Championship, marking the start of a dynasty that produced 11 division championship teams and four Super Bowl appearances in the following 14 years.
		Finks died in 1994 from lung cancer and was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995........
	www.purpleuniverse.com /true_associate-Jim_Finks.html (816 words)

	JIM FINKS (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Jim Finks было экзекьютивом спортов американца главным образом для американского футбола.
		Jim Finks было принесено в st. Louis, Миссури и присутствовало на университете tulsa.
		Finks, которое было названо vice-president клуба в 1972 как вознаграждение для его гениальной работы, отказало в 1974 -го мае.
	www.faktoru.com /wiki/ru/ji/Jim%20Finks.htm (697 words)

	Member - Pro Football Hall of Fame
		Finks built perennial losers into playoff and Super Bowl teams in a stellar career as one of football's most respected executives.
		Finks drafted nineteen of the Bears’ 22 starters in the Super Bowl XX win over New England.
		Finks was named the general manager of the Vikings in 1964.
	www.profootballhof.com /hof/member.jsp?player_id=67 (407 words)

	Professional Football Researchers Association- Pro Football History
		Although Finks became a Hall of Famer because of his off-the- field activities in pro football, he was a fine player during his seven-year stint from 1949 to 1955 with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
		Finks solved the problem by trading the crowd-pleasing scrambler to the New York Giants for two first-round and two second-round draft picks, which he used to add more young, quality talent to the fold.
		That was a needless concern, however, for Finks' loyalty to the NFL was as always, throughout his career, beyondquestion.
	www.footballresearch.com /articles/frpage.cfm?topic=finks (2482 words)

	Nola.com's Printer-Friendly Page
		If the late Jim Finks still was running the front office for Tom Benson, which would mean Jim would have been in charge of public relations, there is no way he would have allowed the kind of dumb, stupid, off-the-wall PR move that boggles the mind.
		Finks would be working behind the scenes, wooing politicians on Benson's behalf, trying to find common ground, all the while realizing that if Benson truly wanted to keep his team in New Orleans, he would strike the best deal, and enhance his legacy, with a modicum of public restraint.
		Jim Finks would be working overtime to keep Tom Benson and Gov. Blanco talking, across a table, one on one, on and on.
	www.nola.com /printer/printer.ssf?/base/sports-18/1116741994211180.xml (762 words)

	Illinois High School Football Weekly's Players Page, Jim Finks
		Finks played on a Pittsburgh Steelers team that was one of the last pro teams to dump the single wing in favor of the "T" Formation and Pro Set.
		Unitas was dropped before he ever threw a ball in the regular season and Finks went on to lead the AFL in passing that year, before retirering at the end of the season.
		Finks is also a member of the NFL Hall of Fame (1995) as an administrator.
	www.ihsfw.com /past_players/ProPlayers/Finks_Jim.html (250 words)

	ChicagoSportsReview.com
		Jim Finks joined the Bears as general manager and executive vice-president just previous to the 1974 season.
		Finks knew that in order to build a team a foundation had to be laid.
		Finks' second pick that year was Mike Hartenstine a defensive end that would play for the Super Bowl Bears 10 years later.
	www.chicagosportsreview.com /printer/article.asp?c=100499 (915 words)

	Welcome to myfoodcount.com - Measure your Health - Famous DEAD Nicotine Addict - Jim Finks
		Jim Finks (August 31, 1927 - May 8, 1994) was an American sports executive, primarily for American football.
		Jim Finks was born in St. Louis, Missouri and attended the University of Tulsa.
		Finks died in 1994 from lung cancer and was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995.
	www.myfoodcount.com /healthylife/famous/smokers/jimfinks.html (907 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Jim Finks (August 31, 1927 - May 8, 1994) was an American sports executive, primarily for American football.
		In 1964, Finks was named the general manager of the Minnesota Vikings.
		The Vikings team that Finks put together was powered by a dynamic defensive front four, popularly known as The "Purple People Eaters".
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Jim_Finks (848 words)

	SPORTS PEOPLE: FOOTBALL; Finks Among Finalists - New York Times
		The action confirms that Finks is on the final list of candidates to replace Pete Rozelle as league commissioner.
		Finks, Jack Kemp, the former pro football quarterback and present Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and Paul Tagliabue, a Washington attorney, are the ones most frequently mentioned to replace Rozelle, who is retiring.
		Finks, a quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1949 to 1955, was general manager of the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears before joining the Saints in 1986.(AP)
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE6DF123FF934A15756C0A96F948260 (206 words)

	Jim Finks - Definition up Erdmond.Com
		Jim Finks was born in St._Louis,_Missouri and attended the University_of_Tulsa.
		Finks brought the Stampeders a Grey_Cup Title during his eight-year stay in Canada.
		But Finks' tenure in Chicago ended suddenly in 1982 when he resigned because George_Halas did not consult him in the hiring of Mike_Ditka as head coach.
	www.erdmond.com /Jim_Finks.html (767 words)

	Jim Finks - News, photos, topics, and quotes - Daylife
		GM Jim Finks, the coaching staff and a newly-assembled scouting group had never worked together as a unit and didn't know exactly what to...
		The team was often in flux, both in the front office (general manager Jim Finks became ill in 1993 and died from lung cancer the next year) and on the field.
		Jim Finks (August 31, 1927 - May 8, 1994) was an American sports executive, primarily for American football.
	www.daylife.com /topic/Jim_Finks (478 words)

	CFL.ca :: Official site of the Canadian Football League
		Finks had scouted and seen Joe play and knew that with his running ability he was a natural for the Canadian game.
		Jim Finks had fired two coaches, Otis Douglas and Steve Owen, in two years and was bringing in Bobby Dobbs as the new coach.
		The Vikings General Manager was Jim Finks, who had brought Joe to Canada back in 1959, and their head coach was now Bud Grant who had coached against Joe many times while in Winnipeg.
	www.cfl.ca /view.php?module=page&id=60&type=print (5916 words)

	New Orleans Saints 1986 NFL Season Highlights and Statistics
		Disciplinarian Jim Mora took over, along with general manager Jim Finks, and finally brought a little respect to the Crescent City.
		Mora had coached the Philadelphia Stars to 2 USFL championships and Jim Finks had brought winning teams to Minnesota and Chicago.
		Jim Dombrowski was drafted in the first round and became an instant starter at offensive tackle.
	nosaintshistory.com /1986.htm (392 words)

	Be prepared for a long, frustrating Saints season - By BUDDY DILIBERTO (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Finks and Mora inherited Saints Hall of Famers Rickey Jackson, Morten Andersen, Bobby Hebert, Stan Brock, Eric Martin and Vaughan Johnson and potential future hall of famers Jim Wilks and Frank Warren and solid long-term starters in Hobie Brenner and Joel Hilgenberg – 10 solid players.
		Between 1986-1992 Finks and Mora added only five players through the draft who contributed to the span of wins, and three of them – Jim Dombrowski, Dalton Hilliard and Pat Swilling – were acquired in their first draft.
		Not only did Mueller and Haslett inherit fewer real players than had Finks and Mora, they were also left with bankruptcy in the first and third rounds of the 2000 draft due to the trade to draft Williams.
	clarionherald.org /20000817/buddyd.htm (724 words)

	Saints History - New Orleans Saints Football History
		Jim was an American sports executive primarily for American football.
		Finks was named NFL Executive of the Year for the second time.When NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle retired in 1989, Finks was at odds-on-choice to replace him.
		He was unanimously endorsed by the first committee of owners, but eventually another ownership group prevailed with their choice of Paul Tagliabue.Finks died in 1994 from lung cancer and was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995.
	www.nfl-football-teams.com /saints/saintshistory.php (621 words)

	It took Jim Finks, Sr. a lifetime to make the story. It took son Jim Finks, Jr. nearly a decade to put it all together.
		Finks made his biggest impact in the NFL after his playing career where he served as general manager for the Minnesota Vikings from 1964-73, general manager and executive vice-president for the Chicago Bears from 1974-82 and general manager with the New Orleans Saints from 1986-1993.
		Finks, who died in 1994, was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 1995.
		Finks also spent some time in professional baseball where he served as president for the Chicago Cubs.
	www.salem-tc.com /News/2003/0307/Sports/019.html (921 words)

	Mr. Cheer Or Die's Viking Underground: "Bud Grant Essay: Part Three" by Guest Author Roger Wilk
		The addition of General Manager Jim Finks, before Grant arrived, would be the driving force behind the scenes which was needed to build upon Van Brocklin's sporadic success to yield a consistent winning team.
		In fact, Grant projected to Max Winter and Jim Finks, when he was hired in 1967, a playoff appearance and championship within two or three years.
		He and Jim Finks did so by adding a number of key players that would form the nucleus of the successful Viking teams of the early 1970's.
	blog.lib.umn.edu /maasx003/Vikings/043764.html (1845 words)

	Chicago Bears Coaches
		The game had passed him by and at the urgings of his son Mugs Halas the Bears hired GM Jim Finks.
		Finks is responsible for re-building the team that Pardee and Armstrong worked into the playoffs and Mike Ditka took to the Super Bowl in 1985 and dominated the 80s.
		After Halas died in 1983, the McCaskey's took over the club (because Mugs Halas had died unexpectedly in the late 70s) and they rode the Finks built roster and acted like they were responsible for the success.
	www.northwoodsbearsfc.com /coaches/coaches_all.htm (529 words)

	ProSports Experience
		Tom Finks, the Executive Director and owner, spent nine years with the Chicago Blackhawks in a marketing and public relations capacity.
		Finks left the Blackhawks organization and joined Sportsplex Management Group, a youth sports facility management company located in Burr Ridge.
		Tom Finks is the son of former Chicago Bears, Minnesota Viking and New Orleans Saints Executive Jim Finks.
	www.prosportsexperience.com /about.html (273 words)

	Team - Pro Football Hall of Fame
		Paul Hornung and Jim Taylor, a Louisiana State grid hero, came from Green Bay and defensive end Doug Atkins came in a trade with the Chicago Bears.
		Benson immediately hired Jim Finks, a future Hall of Fame administrator, as president and general manager, and Mora as the head coach.
		In 2000, former NFL linebacker and long-time assistant Jim Haslett was hired as the new head coach.
	www.profootballhof.com /history/team.jsp?franchise_id=20 (841 words)

	The Honey Bears and Chicago Bears Mascots
		I interviewed Core for my book Chicago Bears History in 2004, and I am thankful for the time she spent talking to me. According to Core, George Halas himself decided that he wanted his team to have cheerleaders, or "dancing girls" as he called them in his own words.
		When Finks first called Core and identified himself as General Manager of the Bears, Core thought it was a friend playing a joke on her, and she eventually hung up.
		Finks then had the mutual acquaintence call Core and validate his story, and when Finks called back, Core sheepishly apologized.
	www.bearshistory.com /sidelines/chicagohoneybears.aspx (1033 words)

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	Saints weighing all options without No. 1 pick - By BUDDY DILIBERTO (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Jim Finks had forfeited a No. 1 with a two and a three to acquire quarterback Steve Walsh.
		The draft is still a guessing game but times in the NFL have changed so drastically because of free agency and the salary gap that many teams are relying on the draft to find immediate starters.
		Perhaps, the best the Saints might hope for is to get a starter with the 33rd selection and then fill in some depth on the roster with the other draft picks and any rookie free agents signings at the beginning of next week.
	clarionherald.org /20000413/buddyd.htm (847 words)

	The Sun Herald \| 01/19/2007 \| Meltdowns: Mora's and Iron Mike's (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Saints went 3-13 in Jim Mora's final year as head coach (even though he resigned midway through a dismal 1996 season) and again went 3-13 under Mike Ditka in 1999.
		The team was often in flux, both in the front office (general manager Jim Finks became ill in 1993 and died from lung cancer the next year) and on the field.
		The Saints' organizational structure changed after Finks' death, and Mora's tenure finally came to an end in 1996, when he melted down after a 19-7 loss to the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte.
	www.sunherald.com /mld/thesunherald/sports/football/nfl/new_orleans_saints/16495335.htm (644 words)

	Biography of Jim Finks - (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Jim Finks (August 31, 1927 - May 8, 1994) was an United StatesAmerican sports executive primarily for American football.
		In 1964, Finks was named the general manager of the Minnesota Vikings In 1968, Minnesota won its first NFL Central Division Championship, marking the start of a dynasty that produced 11 division championship teams and four Super Bowl appearances in the following 14 years.
		The first member of the unit, defensive end Jim Marshall (football player)Jim Marshall, came to the Vikings in a 1961 trade before Finks arrived.
	www.short-biographies.com /biographies/JimFinks.html (931 words)

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