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James W. Kynes

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Several friends and classmates initiated the James W. Kynes Award in 1986, which is presented annually to the Florida Gators offensive lineman "who best exemplified the mental and physical toughness and 'iron-man' determination Kynes exhibited as a Gator player." Kynes previously served as the
360:. Kynes stood for a full four-year term in the 1964 Democratic Party primary election in May 1964, but was defeated by 599 votes out of 938,677 cast. and served the remainder of Ervin's term of office through January 1965. 367:
to become vice president of the Jim Walter Corporation. He was executive vice president, secretary, and general counsel of its successor companies Hillsborough Holding Corporation and Walter Industries, Inc.
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at his home in Tampa in 1988; he was 60 years old. He was survived his wife of thirty-eight years, Marjorie Hiatt Kynes, and their three sons.
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as a "Gator Great" in 1976. All three of Kynes' sons also played football for the Gators in the 1970s. In a series of articles written for
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leadership honorary. He graduated with his bachelor of laws degree in 1955. He subsequently served as an officer in the
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and was the last Gator football player to play every minute of an entire sixty-minute game. He also played for coach
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in 2006, Kynes was ranked as No. 91 of the 100 greatest players in the first 100 years of Florida Gators football.
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After graduating from the University of Florida, he married Marjorie Hiatt, a graduate of
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After his term as Florida Attorney General expired in January 1965, Kynes moved to
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Tales from the Gator Swamp: A Collection of the Greatest Gator Stories Ever Told
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The Gainesville Sun Presents The Greatest Moments in Florida Gators Football
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Kynes returned to the University of Florida in 1952, where he attended the
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As mother, wife, she 'selflessly served': Marjorie Hiatt Kynes (1929–2002)
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University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators
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University of Florida, Office of Undergraduate Affairs, Scholarships,
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selected Kynes in the fourteenth round (178th pick overall) of the
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Go Gators! An Oral History of Florida's Pursuit of Gridiron Glory
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Kynes was an outstanding student and was honored as a member of
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Fightin' Gators: A History of University of Florida Football
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List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members
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Florida Attorney General
Richard Ervin
Earl Faircloth
Marianna, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Democratic
Lawyer
football
lawyer
corporate executive
Florida Attorney General
Marianna, Florida
Florida Panhandle
Marianna High School
Fork Union Military Academy
Fork Union, Virginia
University of Florida
Bear Wolf
Florida Gators football
1946
1949
Southeastern Conference
Georgia Bulldogs
Sam J. McAllister
Florida Gators men's basketball
Phi Beta Kappa
College of Business Administration
University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame
The Gainesville Sun

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