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James B. "Jim" Burns (born September 21, 1945) is the Inspector General for the Illinois Secretary of State. He is also a retired American basketball player. A native of McLeansboro, Illinois, Burns was an All-State player who led McLeansboro High School to a fourth-place finish in the 1962 State Championship Tournament.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Records & History )〕 He then played collegiately for Northwestern University, 1964–67, where he led the team in scoring all three seasons, was both All-American and Academic All-American in 1967, All-Big Ten and Academic All-Big Ten in 1966 & '67, and is still Northwestern's #12 all-time scorer, #3 in scoring average, #10 in both field goals and free throws made, and #6 in points in a game (40).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2014-15 Men's Basketball Yearbook )〕 He was inducted into the Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame in 1992.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Northwestern Athletics Hall of Fame/Jim Burns )〕 He was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the 4th round (34th pick overall) of the 1967 NBA Draft. He played only three games with the Bulls during the 1967-68 season where he teamed with fellow McLeansboro native Jerry Sloan. Burns also played for the Dallas Chaparrals (1967–68) in the ABA for 33 games.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jim Burns )〕 Following his short professional basketball career, Burns returned to Northwestern, earning his law degree. While in private practice, he was also active in Democratic politics, running unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois in 1990. In 1992, he was appointed the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. His investigations of and prosecutions for political corruption gained him public recognition and popularity. It has also been claimed that those same things antagonized many powerful Democrats, so that his 1998 campaign for Governor was not strongly supported. Despite his popularity and the Republican's admission that he was the candidate they most feared, Burns finished a distant fourth of six candidates. In April 2000, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White appointed Burns as his Inspector General, a position he still holds.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ReportItNow.net )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jim Burns (basketball)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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