Dick James
[edit] Biography
Dick James (Richard Alwin James) was born on May 22, 1934 in Grants Pass, Oregon. After going to high school at Grants Pass (OR), James attended the University of Oregon. James made his professional debut in the NFL in 1956 with the Washington Redskins. He played for the Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that 1963 was Dick James's best year, as he ran in 4 TDs and had 830 kick return yards.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1956
| WAS
| NFL
| 7
| 58
| 280
| 4.8
| 1
| 41t
|
| 1957
| WAS
| NFL
| 11
| 7
| 19
| 2.7
| 0
| 8
|
| 1958
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 24
| 88
| 3.7
| 1
| 14
|
| 1959
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 100
| 384
| 3.8
| 3
| 39
|
| 1960
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 73
| 199
| 2.7
| 4
| 27t
|
| 1961
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 71
| 374
| 5.3
| 3
| 39t
|
| 1962
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 9
| 13
| 1.4
| 0
| 7
|
| 1963
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 105
| 384
| 3.7
| 4
| 15
|
| 1964
| NYG
| NFL
| 14
| 55
| 189
| 3.4
| 3
| 18
|
| 1965
| MIN
| NFL
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 10 year NFL career
| 114
| 502
| 1930
| 3.8
| 19
| 0
|
[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1956
| WAS
| NFL
| 7
| 7
| 127
| 18.1
| 2
| 34t
|
| 1957
| WAS
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 2
| 33
| 16.5
| 0
| 18
|
| 1959
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 13
| 192
| 14.8
| 1
| 41t
|
| 1960
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 16
| 243
| 15.2
| 2
| 49t
|
| 1961
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 20
| 298
| 14.9
| 2
| 44
|
| 1962
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 19
| 373
| 19.6
| 5
| 49t
|
| 1963
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 15
| 302
| 20.1
| 2
| 77
|
| 1964
| NYG
| NFL
| 14
| 12
| 101
| 8.4
| 1
| 34
|
| 1965
| MIN
| NFL
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 10 year NFL career
| 114
| 104
| 1669
| 16
| 15
| 0
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1956
| WAS
| NFL
| 7
| 9
| 181
| 20.1
| 27
| 0
|
| 1957
| WAS
| NFL
| 11
| 12
| 259
| 21.6
| 38
| 0
|
| 1958
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 9
| 212
| 23.6
| 39
| 0
|
| 1959
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 23
| 503
| 21.9
| 38
| 0
|
| 1960
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 19
| 458
| 24.1
| 48
| 0
|
| 1961
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 21
| 617
| 29.4
| 48
| 0
|
| 1962
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 32
| 889
| 27.8
| 72
| 0
|
| 1963
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 30
| 830
| 27.7
| 48
| 0
|
| 1964
| NYG
| NFL
| 14
| 23
| 515
| 22.4
| 30
| 0
|
| 1965
| MIN
| NFL
| 4
| 11
| 212
| 19.3
| 28
| 0
|
| 10 year NFL career
| 114
| 189
| 4676
| 24.7
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| 1956
| WAS
| NFL
| 7
| 6
| 84
| 14
| 0
| 24
| 0
|
| 1957
| WAS
| NFL
| 11
| 11
| 83
| 7.5
| 0
| 27
| 0
|
| 1958
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 6
| 37
| 6.2
| 0
| 21
| 0
|
| 1959
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 21
| 95
| 4.5
| 0
| 26
| 0
|
| 1960
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 7
| 46
| 6.6
| 0
| 20
| 0
|
| 1961
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 12
| 90
| 7.5
| 0
| 18
| 0
|
| 1962
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 19
| 145
| 7.6
| 0
| 33
| 0
|
| 1963
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 16
| 214
| 13.4
| 6
| 39
| 0
|
| 1964
| NYG
| NFL
| 14
| 21
| 153
| 7.3
| 10
| 31
| 0
|
| 1965
| MIN
| NFL
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 3
| 5
| 0
|
| 10 year NFL career
| 114
| 120
| 952
| 7.9
| 19
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Interception Stats
| 1956
| WAS
| NFL
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| WAS
| NFL
| 11
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 0
|
| 1958
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 4
| 43
| 23
| 0
|
| 1959
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 3
| 47
| 25
| 0
|
| 1960
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 28
| 28
| 0
|
| 1962
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 2
| 21
| 21
| 0
|
| 1964
| NYG
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| MIN
| NFL
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 10 year NFL career
| 114
| 12
| 142
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Passing Stats
| 1956
| WAS
| NFL
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| WAS
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 39.6
|
| 1961
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 4
| 1
| 25
| 15
| 3.75
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 42.7
|
| 1962
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 39.6
|
| 1964
| NYG
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| MIN
| NFL
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 10 year NFL career
| 114
| 7
| 1
| 14.3
| 15
| 2.14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1956
| WAS
| NFL
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| WAS
| NFL
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1962
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| NYG
| NFL
| 14
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1965
| MIN
| NFL
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 10 year NFL career
| 114
| 34
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Punting Stats
| 1956
| WAS
| NFL
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1957
| WAS
| NFL
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1959
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| WAS
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1961
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 6
| 210
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 35
|
| 1962
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| WAS
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1964
| NYG
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 35
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 35
|
| 1965
| MIN
| NFL
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 10 year NFL career
| 114
| 7
| 245
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 35
|
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