James Francis "Jim" Prestel (born June 28, 1937 in Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

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, Indiana

Indiana

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) is a former professional American football

American football

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 defensive lineman in the National Football League

National Football League

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 for the Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns

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, Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota Vikings

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, New York Giants

New York Giants

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, and Washington Redskins

Washington Redskins

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.

After graduating from Sacred Heart High School in Indianapolis in 1955, Prestel ventured west to play college football

College football

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 for head coach Skip Stahley

Skip Stahley

J. Neil "Skip" Stahley was a college football coach and athletic director. In sixteen seasons as a head coach, his overall record was 56–85–3 ....

 at the University of Idaho

University of Idaho

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, where he teamed with future pros Jerry Kramer

Jerry Kramer

Gerald Louis "Jerry" Kramer is a former professional football player, author and sports commentator, best remembered for his 11-year NFL career with the Green Bay Packers as an offensive lineman...

, Wayne Walker

Wayne Walker

Wayne Harrison Walker is a former professional football player and sports broadcaster. He played in the NFL for fifteen seasons, from 1958-72 for the Detroit Lions. A starter throughout his career, #55 played in 200 regular season games as a 6'2", 225 lb...

, and Jim Norton. Prestel was a two-sport athlete for the Vandals, where he also lettered in basketball

Basketball

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. He was drafted

NFL Draft

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 in the sixth round (70th overall) of the 1959 NFL Draft

1959 NFL Draft

The 1959 National Football League Draft was held on December 2, 1958 and January 21, 1959 .-Player selections:-Round one:-Round two:-Round three:-Round four:-Round five:-Round six:-Round seven:...

 by the Cleveland Browns.

External links

• Pro Football Hall of Fame - 1959 NFL Draft
• Database Football.com - Jim Prestel
• University of Idaho - Vandal Athletics Hall of Fame - Jim Prestel