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Jimmy Burson
James Oertell Burson
Position: DB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 lbs.
Born: October 13, 1940 in La Grange, GA
College: Auburn
Career AV: 28 (3256th overall since 1950)
Drafted by the Houston Oilers in the 8th round (63rd overall) of the 1963 AFL Draft.
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 11th round (142nd overall) of the 1963 NFL Draft.
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| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1963 | 23 | STL | 49 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 1964 | 24 | STL | RCB | 49 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1965 | 25 | STL | RCB | 49 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 113 | 0 | 42 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 26 | STL | LCB/rcb | 49 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 27 | STL | RCB | 49 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1968 | 28 | ATL | RCB | 49 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 4 | ||||||
| Career | 65 | 0 | 16 | 286 | 1 | 73 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||
| 5 yrs | CRD | 51 | 0 | 12 | 186 | 0 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | |||||||||
| 1 yr | ATL | 14 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1964 | 24 | STL | RCB | 49 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 125 | 1 | 68 | 10.4 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 21 | 19.0 | 163 |
| 1965 | 25 | STL | RCB | 49 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 1968 | 28 | ATL | RCB | 49 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 56 | 0 | 17 | 5.1 | 56 | |||||
| Career | 65 | 0 | 24 | 181 | 1 | 68 | 7.5 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 21 | 19.0 | 219 | ||||
| 5 yrs | CRD | 51 | 0 | 13 | 125 | 1 | 68 | 9.6 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 21 | 19.0 | 163 | |||
| 1 yr | ATL | 14 | 0 | 11 | 56 | 0 | 17 | 5.1 | 56 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 24 | STL | RCB | 49 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1968 | 28 | ATL | RCB | 49 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 65 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 5 yrs | CRD | 51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 1 yr | ATL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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| 6 | Tom Carter, Bobby Taylor, Bob Howard, Joe Beauchamp, Norm Thompson, Al Randolph, Howie Williams, Ken Greene, Keith Lyle, Tony Peters |
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