Jess D. Tinsley (October 18, 1908 – March 4, 1955) was an

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tackle Tackle may refer to: * In football: ** Tackle (football move), a play in various forms of football ** Tackle (gridiron football position), a position in American football and Canadian football ** Dump tackle, a forceful move in rugby of picking ...

in the

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(NFL). A native of

Homer, Louisiana Homer is a town in and the parish seat of Claiborne Parish in northern Louisiana, United States. Named for the Greek poet Homer, the town was laid out around the Courthouse Square in 1850 by Frank Vaughn. The present-day brick courthouse, built ...

, Tinsley played college football at

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for the

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, where he was selected All-Southern. Jess was selected second-team for LSU's All-Time football team in 1935. It claimed he "turned into a master tackle in senior year." Jess was the cousin of future LSU football star Gaynell Tinsley. In the NFL, he played for the

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. He also played in the early

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for the Louisville Bourbons. Despite the AFL’s existing for only one season, it had two All-League teams, one selected by

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writers in the cities represented by the AFL teams and one selected by the coaches of the American Football League. The Best of the Rest: Part One
– Bob Gill, Professional Football Researchers Association (1983) Tinsley made the AP Team.

References

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