M-Club 2025: Jim Poole Jr.

Jim Poole Jr., is a member of the Ole Miss M-Club Hall of Fame class for 2025. A three-year letterman at tight end from 1969-71, Poole Jr. was a two-time first-team All-SEC selection and helped lead Ole Miss to a 25-9 overall record and three bowl appearances during his time in Oxford. Poole Jr. tallied 110 career receptions for 1,196 yards and six touchdowns. During his first varsity season, Poole Jr. was the only sophomore on the team to acquire a first-team All-SEC accolades and set a then Ole Miss record for sophomores by catching 43 passes for 456 yards. He led Ole Miss receivers in the 1970 Sugar Bowl against Arkansas with seven receptions for 70 yards. As a junior, Poole Jr. ranked second on the 1970 team in scoring with 46 points. He once again exceled in the Rebels' bowl game, hauling in nine receptions for 111 yards and a touchdown in the 1971 Gator Bowl vs. Auburn. Poole Jr. wrapped up his collegiate career by playing in the 1972 Hula Bowl and then signed a free-agent contract with the New York Giants.