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Students discuss religious topics in a small group. (Photo courtesy of tcuwesley.org)
Wednesday nights at TCU’s Methodist campus ministry provide religious exploration and fellowship
By Boots Giblin, Staff Writer
Published Mar 27, 2024
Students at the Wesley said they found community on Wednesday nights.

TCU football legend Jim Swink dies at 78

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All-American halfback Jim Swink died at his home Wednesday from complications of lymphoma, his wife, Jeanie Swink, told the Associated Press.

Swink is remembered as one of the all-time great running backs of the Southwest Conference, earning All-American accolades in his junior and senior seasons.

He grew up in Rusk, Texas, which led to his nickname of “The Rusk Rambler” during his football days. He finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1955.

TCU’s director of intercollegiate athletics Chris Del Conte noted Swink’s contribution to TCU’s football legacy Wednesday afternoon.

“[Swink was] a true TCU legend and one of the faces of our proud football tradition. He defined the Horned Frog factor. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.”

Although he was selected by the Chicago Bears in the 1960 NFL Draft, Swink decided to forgo a professional football career in order to attend medical school.

Swink served in the Vietnam War, where he was awarded a Purple Heart, an Air Medal, and a Bronze Star for heroism in ground combat, according to the Associated Press.

He then returned to Fort Worth where he established his own orthopedic surgery practice in 1971.

Swink was given the Silver Anniversary Award by the NCAA in 1982 for his lifetime achievements outside of collegiate athletics.

The “Rusk Rambler” was also inducted in the College Football Hall of Fame in 1980.

Swink returned to his hometown of Rusk in 2007 and practiced medicine there until he became ill, Jeanie Swink told the AP.

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