Education
Jim grew up in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and graduated from Saint Cloud Technical High School.
Jim grew up in Saint Cloud, Minnesota and graduated from Saint Cloud Technical High School.
He played college football at the University of Minnesota where he was First Team All-Big Ten at Linebacker Associated Press/United Press International in 1981. He is the younger brother of former 49ers" tackle Keith Fahnhorst. Graduating with a Bachelor in Psychology, and a minor in Criminology.
Fahnhorst also played two years in the USFL for coaching legend George Allen in the spring/summer of 1983 and 1984 for the Chicago Blitz and Arizona Wranglers.
He is currently a Financial Advisor and has coached college football at Division III Macalester College and at Wayzata and Maple Grove High Schools in the Minneapolis area. ((Certified Financial Planner(R))).
During that span he was a member of three Super Bowl Champions and started in Super Bowl XXIII: Super Bowl XIX, Super Bowl XXIII and Super Bowl XXIV for the San Francisco 49ers.