Jim Karcher

Jim Karcher
No. 29
PositionGuard
Personal information
Born(1914-05-02)May 2, 1914
Forest, Ohio, U.S.
DiedAugust 19, 1997(1997-08-19) (aged 83)
St. Louis Park, Minnesota, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolForest
CollegeOhio State
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career statistics
Games played42
Starts33
Stats at Pro Football Reference

James Norman Karcher (May 2, 1914 – August 19, 1997) was an American football offensive lineman for the Boston/Washington Redskins in the National Football League (NFL) and the Columbus Bullies in the American Football League (AFL), making the AFL All-League team for 1940. He played college football at Ohio State University.

Biography

Karcher was born in Forest, Ohio, the son of Jerome John Karcher and Daisy E. Tuttle Karcher. His father died by drowning during a 1924 flood.[1][2] He played college football at Ohio State University.[3]

Karcher played professional football with the Washington Redskins from 1936 to 1939 (starting while they were still based in Boston).[4] He was a right guard in the starting lineup for the 1937 NFL championship game.[5] He played one more year on the Columbus Bullies, an AFL team.

Karcher married Helen Roberta Zimmerman. They had three daughters. His wife died in 1989,[6] and he died in 1997, at the age of 83, in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.

References

  1. ↑ "All Meetings to be Banned; Upper Sandusky Takes Steps to Check Smallpox Epidemic". The Marion Star. June 11, 1924. p. 2. Retrieved August 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Man is Drowned in Flood Waters". New Washington Herald. June 13, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved August 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Make Him Quarterback! Jim Karcher, Ohio State Player, Knew Answer to Weighty Problem". The Lexington Herald. April 28, 1935. p. 7. Retrieved August 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Jim Karcher Signs With Boston Redskins". The Day. May 19, 1936. p. 14. Retrieved August 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Page, Joseph S. (January 10, 2014). Pro Football Championships Before the Super Bowl: A Year-by-Year History, 1926-1965. McFarland. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-7864-5785-4.
  6. ↑ "Obituary for Helen Karcher Zimmerman". Star Tribune. June 14, 1989. p. 30. Retrieved August 13, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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