Jim Nance

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Full Name: James Solomon Nance	Primary Position: FB/HB/RB
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/241	College: Syracuse University
Birthdate: December 30, 1942	High School: Indiana (PA)
Birthplace: Indiana, Pennsylvania
Pro Experience: 8 years

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Contents

1 Biography
2 Statistics
3 Trivia
4 Video Gallery
5 Picture Gallery
6 See Also
7 Awards
8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Jim Nance (James Solomon Nance) was born on December 30, 1942 in Indiana, Pennsylvania. After going to high school at Indiana (PA), Nance attended Syracuse University. Nance made his professional debut in the AFL in 1965 with the Boston Patriots. He played in the AFL for 5 years, playing for the Boston Patriots the entire time. Nance also played in the NFL for 3 years, playing for the New York Jets, Boston Patriots and New England Patriots over the course of his 3 year NFL career.

Most people believe that 1966 was Jim Nance's best year, as he ran for 1458 yards and ran in 11 TDs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Rushing Stats

year	team	league	games	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1965	BOS	AFL	14	111	321	2.9	5	20
1966	BOS	AFL	14	299	1458	4.9	11	65
1967	BOS	AFL	14	269	1216	4.5	7	53
1968	BOS	AFL	12	177	593	3.4	4	30t
1969	BOS	AFL	14	193	750	3.9	6	43
1970	BSP	NFL	13	145	522	3.6	7	21t
1971	NWE	NFL	13	129	463	3.6	5	50t
1973	NYJ	NFL	7	18	78	4.3	0	18
5 year AFL career			68	1049	4338	4.1	33	0
3 year NFL career			33	292	1063	3.6	12	0

[edit] Receiving Stats

year	team	league	games	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1965	BOS	AFL	14	12	83	6.9	0	22
1966	BOS	AFL	14	8	103	12.9	0	45
1967	BOS	AFL	14	22	196	8.9	1	36
1968	BOS	AFL	12	14	51	3.6	0	13
1969	BOS	AFL	14	29	168	5.8	0	27
1970	BSP	NFL	13	26	148	5.7	0	16
1971	NWE	NFL	13	18	95	5.3	0	12
1973	NYJ	NFL	7	4	26	6.5	0	9
5 year AFL career			68	85	601	7.1	1	0
3 year NFL career			33	48	269	5.6	0	0

[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats

year	team	league	games	TOT	OWR	OPR	YDS	TD
1965	BOS	AFL	14	2	0	0	0	0
1966	BOS	AFL	14	7	0	0	0	0
1967	BOS	AFL	14	10	1	0	0	0
1968	BOS	AFL	12	2	0	0	0	0
1969	BOS	AFL	14	1	0	0	0	0
1970	BSP	NFL	13	6	0	0	0	0
1971	NWE	NFL	13	2	1	0	0	0
1973	NYJ	NFL	7	1	0	0	0	0
5 year AFL career			68	22	1	0	0	0
3 year NFL career			33	9	1	0	0	0

[edit] Kick Return Stats

year	team	league	games	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD
1965	BOS	AFL	14	3	40	13.3	19	0
1966	BOS	AFL	14	0	0	0	0	0
1967	BOS	AFL	14	0	0	0	0	0
1968	BOS	AFL	12	0	0	0	0	0
1969	BOS	AFL	14	0	0	0	0	0
1970	BSP	NFL	13	0	0	0	0	0
1971	NWE	NFL	13	0	0	0	0	0
1973	NYJ	NFL	7	0	0	0	0	0
5 year AFL career			68	3	40	13.3	0	0
3 year NFL career			33	0	0	0	0	0

[edit] Punt Return Stats

year	team	league	games	RET	YDS	AVG	FC	LNG	TD
1965	BOS	AFL	14	1	16	16	0	16	0
1966	BOS	AFL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0
1967	BOS	AFL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0
1968	BOS	AFL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0
1969	BOS	AFL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0
1970	BSP	NFL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0
1971	NWE	NFL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0
1973	NYJ	NFL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
5 year AFL career			68	1	16	16	0	0	0
3 year NFL career			33	0	0	0	0	0	0

[edit] Trivia

[edit] Video Gallery

[edit] Picture Gallery

[edit] See Also

[edit] Awards

Won the UPI AFL-AFC MVP in 1966

[edit] Categories

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