Jim Haskins was an All-MIAA defensive lineman onAlbion’s 1976 and 1977 league champion teams.
One of Albion’s football media guides described Jimas “a middle guard with excellent speed who is a dominatingforce on the inside causing opponents to always double teamhim.”
Albion was the only undefeated and untied team among the331 schools in NCAA Divisions II and III in 1976, and the defenseplayed a major role in that success. The Briton defense yielded thefewest total yards and points of any Division III team in thenation. Albion posted shutouts in victories over Defiance, MountUnion, Wabash, and Kalamazoo, while limiting Hope to just a fieldgoal.
The 1977 defensive unit, dubbed “The WreckingCrew,” helped Albion earn its first appearance in the NCAADivision III playoffs. Mount Union, Olivet, and Adrian failed toscore against the Britons, while DePauw, Alma and Lakeland managedseven points or less. Jim amassed 65 tackles, 25 assisted tackles,and seven quarterback sacks.
Jim now works as an agent with State Farm Insurancein Jacksonville, Fla. He and his wife, Barbara, are the parents ofan adult daughter, Cloretta.
