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Jim Benton

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Full Name: James Warren Benton Primary Position: E
Height/Weight: 6' 4"/200 College: University of Arkansas
Birthdate: September 25, 1916 High School: Fordyce (AR)
Birthplace: Carthage, Arkansas Nickname: Big Jim
Pro Experience: 9 years
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Receiving Stats
    • 2.2 Rushing Stats
    • 2.3 Kick Return Stats
    • 2.4 Fumble Recovery Stats
  • 3 Trivia
  • 4 Video Gallery
  • 5 Picture Gallery
  • 6 See Also
  • 7 Categories

[edit] Biography

Jim Benton (James Warren Benton) was born on September 25, 1916 in Carthage, Arkansas. After going to high school at Fordyce (AR), Benton attended the University of Arkansas. Benton made his professional debut in the NFL in 1938 with the Cleveland Rams. He played for the Cleveland Rams, Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Bears over the course of his 9 year career.

Most people believe that 1945 was Jim Benton's best year, as he hauled in 45 receptions, had 1067 receiving yards and caught 8 TD passes.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Receiving Stats

year team league games REC YDS AVG TD LNG
1938 CLR NFL 11 21 418 19.9 5 0
1939 CLR NFL 11 27 388 14.4 7 0
1940 CLR NFL 11 22 351 16 3 0
1942 CLR NFL 9 23 345 15 1 45
1943 CHI NFL 9 13 235 18.1 3 55
1944 CLR NFL 10 39 505 12.9 6 36
1945 CLR NFL 10 45 1067 23.7 8 84t
1946 LAM NFL 11 63 981 15.6 6 57
1947 LAM NFL 11 35 511 14.6 6 43
9 year NFL career 93 288 4801 16.7 45 0

[edit] Rushing Stats

year team league games ATT YDS AVG TD LNG
1938 CLR NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0
1939 CLR NFL 11 7 19 2.7 0 0
1940 CLR NFL 11 1 0 0 0 0
1942 CLR NFL 9 0 0 0 0 0
1943 CHI NFL 9 0 0 0 0 0
1944 CLR NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0
1945 CLR NFL 10 0 0 0 0 0
1946 LAM NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0
1947 LAM NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0
9 year NFL career 93 8 19 2.4 0 0

[edit] Kick Return Stats

year team league games RET YDS AVG LNG TD
1938 CLR NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0
1939 CLR NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0
1940 CLR NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0
1942 CLR NFL 9 0 0 0 0 0
1943 CHI NFL 9 0 0 0 0 0
1944 CLR NFL 10 2 4 2 3 0
1945 CLR NFL 10 3 16 5.3 10 0
1946 LAM NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0
1947 LAM NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0
9 year NFL career 93 5 20 4 0 0

[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats

year team league games TOT OWR OPR YDS TD
1938 CLR NFL 11 0 0 0 0 1
1939 CLR NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0
1940 CLR NFL 11 0 0 0 0 0
1942 CLR NFL 9 0 0 0 0 0
1943 CHI NFL 9 0 0 0 0 0
1944 CLR NFL 10 0 0 0 0 1
1945 CLR NFL 10 2 1 0 0 0
1946 LAM NFL 11 1 0 0 0 0
1947 LAM NFL 11 1 0 0 0 0
9 year NFL career 93 4 1 0 0 2

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