Linebacker
No. 58
Oklahoma
"No. 1 draft choice in 1970, he's been a starting linebacker since his rookie year and hasn't missed a game in those four seasons. Jim was a middle linebacker in 1970, moved to an outside linebacker job in 1971-72 and then returned to the middle last year. No matter where he plays, he's got fine speed and range to go with his size.
As a rookie in 1970, Jim scored a key safety against the Jets at Shea Stadium, and in 1972 recovered two enemy fumbles in one game to tie a club mark. He's had five interceptions, one for a 37-yard touchdown against Denver in 1972. In his first game with the Giants, a preseason outing against the Packers in 1970, he returned an interception 95 yards for a touchdown.
Jim was a defensive end at Oklahoma for two years, then moved to a linebacking slot as a senior. Co-captain his senior year, he was an All-Big Eight choice that year as well. He was a quarterback in high school in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Files was born in Paris, Arkansas where his father, a former minor league baseball player, worked for an auto agency. The family subsequently moved to Fort Smith where Jim and his wife still reside in the off-season."
-1974 New York Giants Media Guide
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