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Jim Fordham

James Abner Fordham

Position: FB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: December 6, 1916 in Graymont, GA
College: Georgia

Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 8th round (67th overall) of the 1940 NFL Draft.

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1944 28 CHI FB 10 8 73 381 4 40 5.2 38.1 7.3 1 13 13.0 0 13 0.1 1.3 394 4 0
1945 29 CHI FB 9 5 45 153 1 11 3.4 17.0 5.0 4 34 8.5 0 19 0.4 3.8 187 1 0
Career 19 13 118 534 5 40 4.5 28.1 6.2 5 47 9.4 0 19 0.3 2.5 581 5 0

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1944 28 CHI FB 10 8 2 42 0 22 21.0 436
Career 19 13 2 42 0 22 21.0 623

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1945 29 CHI FB 9 5 0 1 0 0
Career 19 13 0 1 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1944 28 CHI FB 10 8 4 4 24
1945 29 CHI FB 9 5 1 1 6
Career 19 13 5 5 30

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Rushing Yds

1944 NFL 381 (9)

Rushing TD

1944 NFL 4 (6)

Yds/Rushing Att

1944 NFL 5.2 (5)

Rushing Yds/Game

1944 NFL 38.1 (10)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)