Jim Beirne
James Patrick Beirne was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the American Football League and National Football League. He played college football at Purdue University, where he was an All-American. He played professionally for the Houston Oilers of the AFL and was named an AFL All-Star in 1969. He later played in the NFL for the Oilers and San Diego Chargers.
Beirne lived in Fredericksburg, Texas.
Jim has two sons, Kevin Beirne, a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher from 2000 to 2006, and Mike Beirne, a wide receiver and linebacker at the University of Kentucky from 1998 to 2001.