When head coach Sherman was fired during the 1969 preseason, Trimble was transferred to the scouting department, where he would spend the next two decades as Director of Pro Personnel. His efforts helped rebuild "Big Blue," into one the most dominant teams of the 1980s earning him a Super Bowl ring in 1987. He would spend his retirement in the Lehigh Valley. Pa. Patricia would pass away soon after in 1991. Jim remained in the Lehigh Valley until moving to Indianapolis, Indiana. He would pass away from emphysema in 2006 less than a week before his 88th birthday.