Jim Nance
[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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
|
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- Won the UPI AFL-AFC MVP in 1966
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