Jimmy Briggs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jimmy Briggs

Scottish footballer

Date of Birth: 08-Apr-1937

Place of Birth: Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 09-Apr-2011

Profession: association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

James Briggs (8 April 1937 – 11 April 2011) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a full back.
Briggs played the majority of his career with Dundee United, making nearly 400 appearances and captaining the side when they defeated Barcelona in their first European campaign in the 1960s.
After playing for Dallas Tornado in the summer of 1967, he spent two seasons at the University of British Columbia.
He was the Pacific Coast League's most valuable player in 1967-68.
He then briefly played for Montrose, followed by three seasons in the Highland League with Keith. Briggs was named in 2008 as one of the inaugural inductees to the Dundee United Hall of Fame.