What is Jim McFarland?
'''James Darrell McFarland''' (October 4, 1947 – November 27, 2020) was an [[American football]] player. He played [[tight end]] for six seasons in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) with the [[Buffalo Bills]], [[St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)|St. Louis Cardinals]], and [[Miami Dolphins]].<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McFaJi00.htm Jim McFarland NFL & AFL Football Statistics – Pro-Football-Reference.com]</ref> He was born in [[North Platte, Nebraska]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://omaha.com/article/20050904/SPORTS/130129777 |title=Omaha World-Herald's Top 100 Athletes Best of the Rest |access-date=March 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411144304/http://omaha.com/article/20050904/SPORTS/130129777 |archive-date=April 11, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After leaving football, he became a member of the [[Nebraska Legislature]] between 1986 to 1991 as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]. He unsuccessfully ran for [[Governor of Nebraska]] in 1998. McFarland died of [[pancreatic cancer]] on November 27, 2020, in [[Omaha, Nebraska]] at age 73.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska/former-nebraska-football-player-state-senator-mcfarland-dies-at-73/article_4717aaf1-66f7-570f-86d5-c13d92d0bf31.html |title=Former Nebraska football player, state senator McFarland dies at 73 |publisher=Journalstar.com |date=2020-11-29 |access-date=2020-11-30}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McFarland, Jim}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:American football tight ends]] [[Category:Buffalo Bills players]] [[Category:Miami Dolphins players]] [[Category:Arizona Cardinals players]] [[Category:State legislators of the United States]] [[Category:Politicians from Omaha, Nebraska]] [[Category:People from North Platte, Nebraska]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Nebraska]] [[Category:Deaths from pancreatic cancer]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}