James Edward Finks
Position: QB-DB-TB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: August 31, 1927 in St. Louis, MO
College: Tulsa
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1995
1-time Pro Bowler
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 12th round (116th overall) of the 1949 Draft
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View Details For: 14 Regular Season TDs Scored / 54 Regular Season TDs Thrown
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Sk | Yds | |||||||||||
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| 1949 | 22 | PIT | 11 | 0 | 24 | 71 | 33.8 | 322 | 2 | 2.8 | 8 | 11.3 | 35 | 4.5 | -0.3 | 13.4 | 29.3 | 19.0 | ||||||
| 1950 | 23 | PIT | 9 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 19 | 3.9 | -1.1 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 25.0 | ||||||
| 1951 | 24 | PIT | RDH | 12 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 58.3 | 201 | 1 | 4.2 | 1 | 4.2 | 40 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 14.4 | 16.8 | 82.1 | |||||
| 1952* | 25 | PIT | QB | 12 | 12 | 158 | 336 | 47.0 | 2307 | 20 | 6.0 | 19 | 5.7 | 60 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 14.6 | 192.3 | 66.2 | |||||
| 1953 | 26 | PIT | QB | 11 | 9 | 131 | 292 | 44.9 | 1484 | 8 | 2.7 | 14 | 4.8 | 77 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 11.3 | 134.9 | 49.8 | |||||
| 1954 | 27 | PIT | QB | 12 | 12 | 164 | 306 | 53.6 | 2003 | 14 | 4.6 | 19 | 6.2 | 78 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 12.2 | 166.9 | 63.4 | |||||
| 1955 | 28 | PIT | QB | 12 | 12 | 165 | 344 | 48.0 | 2270 | 10 | 2.9 | 26 | 7.6 | 62 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 13.8 | 189.2 | 47.7 | |||||
| Career | 79 | 45 | 661 | 1382 | 47.8 | 8622 | 55 | 4.0 | 88 | 6.4 | 78 | 6.2 | 3.8 | 13.0 | 109.1 | 54.7 |
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1949 | 22 | PIT | 11 | 0 | 35 | 135 | 1 | 38 | 3.9 | 12.3 | 3.2 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | 17 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 152 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1950 | 23 | PIT | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1951 | 24 | PIT | RDH | 12 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 22 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 27 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 1952* | 25 | PIT | QB | 12 | 12 | 23 | 37 | 5 | 20 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 37 | 5 | 7 | |||||||
| 1953 | 26 | PIT | QB | 11 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||||||
| 1954 | 27 | PIT | QB | 12 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 17 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 1955 | 28 | PIT | QB | 12 | 12 | 35 | 76 | 4 | 9 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 76 | 4 | 5 | |||||||
| Career | 79 | 45 | 118 | 294 | 12 | 38 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 311 | 13 | 20 | |||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1949 | 22 | PIT | 11 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1950 | 23 | PIT | 9 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | 24 | PIT | RDH | 12 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1952* | 25 | PIT | QB | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | 26 | PIT | QB | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1954 | 27 | PIT | QB | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | 28 | PIT | QB | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 79 | 45 | 7 | 84 | 1 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Kicking | Punting | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | FGA | FGM | XPA | XPM | Pnt | Yds | Lng | Blck | |||
| 1952* | 25 | PIT | QB | 12 | 12 | 4 | 156 | 50 | 0 | 39.0 | ||||||
| Career | 79 | 45 | 4 | 156 | 50 | 0 | 39.0 | |||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1951 | 24 | PIT | RDH | 12 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 20.0 | 47 | |||||
| Career | 79 | 45 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 20.0 | 331 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1949 | 22 | PIT | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1951 | 24 | PIT | RDH | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1952* | 25 | PIT | QB | 12 | 12 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1953 | 26 | PIT | QB | 11 | 9 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1955 | 28 | PIT | QB | 12 | 12 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Career | 79 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 84 |
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Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)