James Reginald Colvin (November 30, 1937 – August 30, 2019) was a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts, Dallas Cowboys, and New York Giants.
In 1962, he was named the starter at left defensive tackle, replacing a recently retired Art Donovan.
[1] On July 11, 1964, he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for defensive tackle Guy Reese.
[2] Colvin took over Reese's left defensive tackle starting job, playing alongside Bob Lilly for three years.
[3] After notifying the club of his intentions to retire,[4] he was traded to the Minnesota Vikings,[5] before receiving him back and trading him again on October 11, 1967, to the New York Giants in exchange for a fourth round draft choice (#97-John Douglas).