NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- As the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) continues its 75th anniversary celebration, the conference honors the past student-athletes, coaches and administrators who helped shaped the CCIW during its seven-plus decades of competition.
Each week throughout the summer, CCIW.org will spotlight student-athletes through its Conference Legacy Series.
Today, we highlight the career of former Carthage College football student-athlete Jim Jodat.
Jim Jodat
Sport - Football
Class - 1976
- Associated Press Little All-America Team member (1975)
- NAIA Second Team All-American (1975)
- CCIW Art Keller Offensive Player of the Year (1975)
- Four-time All-CCIW selection (1972-75)
- CCIW career record holder with 3,524 rushing yards in conference games
- Carthage record holder for most career rushing yards (4,079)
- Played seven seasons in the NFL including with the Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks and San Diego Chargers
- Captained the Rams' special teams in Super Bowl XIV
- Inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame (1990)
- Inducted into the Carthage Athletics Hall of Fame (1984)
The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL).