Jim Vollenweider was a player in the National Football League

National Football League

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 for the San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco 49ers

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 in 1962 and 1963 as a halfback. He played at the collegiate level at the University of Miami

University of Miami

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. Vollenweider was drafted in the eighth round of the 1962 NFL Draft

1962 NFL Draft

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 by the 49ers. He was also drafted in the eighteenth round of the 1962 American Football League Draft

1962 American Football League Draft

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 by the Oakland Raiders

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Biography

Vollenweider was born James Stephen Vollenweider on September 2, 1939 in Wisconsin

Wisconsin

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