James Oertell Burson (October 13, 1940 – August 2, 2022) was an American football player from LaGrange, Georgia.
[1] Burson played college football at Auburn and was selected in the eleventh round of the 1963 NFL draft by the St. Louis Cardinals.
[2] Following his playing career, Burson remained in metro Atlanta and began coaching at the high school level.
The highlight of his career was a 12-year stint as head coach at Milton High School from 1974 to 1985.
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