Jim Hunt (trainer)
(1903-1999)
American athletic trainer
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James Edward Hunt (June 20, 1903 – May 9, 1999) was an American athletic trainer. A Minnesota native, he served as the head athletic trainer for the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers from 1942 to 1946 and for the University of Michigan Wolverines football team from 1947 to 1967. Hunt gained recognition for his innovative work in developing protective equipment and is noted for being "the first trainer to use fiberglass to help prevent serious injuries." In 1951, he was honored as Trainer of the Year by the Helms Foundation Hall of Fame, and in 1957, he was elected as the president of the National Athletic Trainers Association. He retired in July 1968 at the age of 65. In 1999, he died at the age of 95.
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20 June 1903
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9 May 1999 (aged 95)
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