Personal

• Ran his own golf course management company, Jim Colbert Golf, prior to joining the Champions Tour
• Spent several years as a color analyst for ESPN golf telecasts
• Made his home in Kansas City from 1952-74 and earned a football scholarship to Kansas State
• Had a limited career on the gridiron and turned to golf instead
• A close friend of Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder and a big supporter of the school's sports programs
• Played a large role in helping the school build its new golf course (Colbert Hills GC) that is the home of the men's and women's teams, The First Tee National Academy and The First Tee facility.

PGA TOUR Victories (8)

• 1969 Monsanto Open Invitational
• 1972 Greater Milwaukee Open
• 1973 Greater Jacksonville Open
• 1974 American Golf Classic
• 1975 Walt Disney World National Team Championship
• 1980 Joe Garagiola-Tucson Open
• 1983 Colonial National Invitation, Texas Open

PGA TOUR Champions Victories (20)

• 1991 Southwestern Bell Classic, Vantage Championship, First Development Kaanapali Classic
• 1992 GTE Suncoast Classic, Vantage Championship
• 1993 Royal Caribbean Classic, Ford Senior Players Championship
• 1994 Kroger Senior Classic, Southwestern Bell Classic
• 1995 Senior Tournament of Champions, Las Vegas Senior Classic, Bell Atlantic Classic, Energizer SENIOR TOUR Championship
• 1996 Toshiba Senior Classic, Las Vegas Senior Classic, Nationwide Championship, Vantage Championship, Raley's Gold Rush Classic
• 1998 The Transamerica
• 2001 SBC Senior Classic

International Victories

PGA TOUR Champions (5)

• 1995 Diners Club Matches [with Bob Murphy].
• 1996 Diners Club Matches [with Bob Murphy].
• 1998 Lexus Challenge [with Kevin Costner].
• 2000 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf [with Andy North].
• 2001 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf [with Andy North].
• 2013 Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf Demaret Division (with Bob Murphy).
• 2014 Big Cedar Lodge Legends of Golf Legends Division (with Jim Thorpe).

Other Victories

PGA TOUR Champions (1)

• 1987 Jerry Ford Invitational.