He was a second-team All-Big Eight Conference selection at Oklahoma State and later was a three-time all-star in the CFL.

[2] In football, he was named team most valuable player, most outstanding back in the conference, All-American, and all-state.

[5] By week four of the season, Dillard had 220 rushing yards and a 6.7 average per-carry, placing him second on the team behind Sewell (who had 222).

[6] Dillard's coach Cliff Speegle said: Jim can become a tremendous football player if he continues to improve in the little things.

The Fairfax boy certainly is a tremendous prospect for greatness because he can be what is called a 'whole' football player: offense, defense, all of it.

[4] He became the starting running back in 1960 and led the team again in rushing yards with 647 on 154 attempts, placing eighth in the conference.

"[4] In his first preseason game with the team, Dillard scored three touchdowns and helped Calgary win 30–28 over the Montreal Alouettes.

[13] He came to the team "highly recommended and proved why" in week two against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, according to the Times Colonist, rushing for 114 yards and scoring two touchdowns.

[17] In 1965, just before the regular season began, Dillard was traded to the Ottawa Rough Riders for two players.

[18] He was named an east all-star selection in his first season with Ottawa, after recording 130 rushes for 756 yards in just 12 games.

[20] He helped the team make it to the Grey Cup that year, where they lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders 14–29.

[1] In 1971, Dillard moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he became a teacher and coach in football, swimming, and track.

[2] He also served as an assistant coach for the Tulsa Knights professional football team in the Mid-American League.