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Jim Houston

James Edward Houston

Position: LB-DE
Height: 6-3    Weight: 240 lbs.
Born: November 3, 1937 in Massillon, OH
College: Ohio State

Career AV: 66 (678th overall since 1950)

4-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 1960 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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 AV
1960 23 CLE lde 82 12 0 5
1961 24 CLE LDE 82 14 0 0 1 0 0 8
1962 25 CLE 82 14 0 2
1963 26 CLE LLB 82 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7
1964* 27 CLE LLB 82 14 0 2 86 1 44 8
1965* 28 CLE LLB 82 12 0 2 32 0 28 0 2 0 0 11
1966 29 CLE LLB 82 14 0 2 27 0 21 0 2 0 0 7
1967 30 CLE LLB/mlb 82 13 0 3 97 2 79 0 1 3 0 6
1968 31 CLE LLB 82 14 0 3 11 0 7 0 1 0 0 7
1969* 32 CLE LLB 82 14 0 0 1 0 0 8
1970* 33 CLE LLB/mlb 82 14 0 1 25 0 25 0 1 0 0 9
1971 34 CLE LLB/mlb 82 14 0 0 1 0 0 5
1972 35 CLE mlb 82 14 0 4
Career 177 0 14 278 3 79 0 11 3 0 87

Kicking & Punting

0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1966 29 CLE LLB 82 14 0 1 1 100.0%
Career 177 0 1 1 100.0%

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1968 31 CLE LLB 82 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
1971 34 CLE LLB/mlb 82 14 0 1 21 0 21 21.0 21
Career 177 0 2 21 0 21 10.5 31

Receiving & Rushing

Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1966 29 CLE LLB 82 14 0 1 10 10.0 1 10 0.1 0.7 10 1 0
Career 177 0 1 10 10.0 1 10 0.0 0.1 10 1 0

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1964* 27 CLE LLB 82 14 0 1 1 6
1966 29 CLE LLB 82 14 0 1 1 1 7
1967 30 CLE LLB/mlb 82 13 0 2 2 12
Career 177 0 1 3 4 1 25

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Pro Bowls

1964
1965
1969
1970

Non-Offensive TDs

1964 NFL 1 (9)
1967 NFL 2 (4)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1964 NFL 1 (3)
1967 NFL 2 (2/24)
Career 3 (107)

Long Intercep. Return

1967 NFL 79 (3)

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

All-Pro Teams

1964Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
1965Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1966Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.