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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

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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 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

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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

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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
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

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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

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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
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

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Steve Zabel, Andra Davis, Mark Brown, John Tracey, Wayne Simmons, Harland Svare, Bill Roehnelt, Clay Matthews, Ted Bates, Emanuel King
4 Brandon Short, Harland Svare, Clay Matthews, Dave Edwards, John Anderson, Victor Hobson, Demorrio Williams, David Thornton, Anthony Bell, Barron Wortham
5 Andra Davis, Harland Svare, Tom Howard, Stan Blinka, Robert Jones, Broderick Thomas, Darrin Smith, Charlie Hall, John Bunting, Ken Avery
6 Leo Sanford, Bruce Scholtz, George Koonce, Harland Svare, Dwayne Rudd, Dale Meinert, Eugene Lockhart, Ken Fantetti, Tom Howard, Mike Peterson
7 Bruce Scholtz, George Koonce, Leo Sanford, Tom Howard, E.J. Holub, Robert Jones, Joe Fortunato, Dale Meinert, Eugene Lockhart, Ken Fantetti
8 George Koonce, Robert Jones, Leo Sanford, Dave Edwards, Bruce Scholtz, Tom Howard, Roy Winston, Lee Woodall, Eugene Lockhart, Reggie Wilkes
9 George Koonce, Neal Olkewicz, Robert Jones, Bob Brudzinski, Dave Edwards, Dale Meinert, Ted Washington, Kim Bokamper, Darryl Talley, Chris Slade
10 Bob Brudzinski, Robert Jones, Neal Olkewicz, Dale Meinert, Doug Buffone, Darryl Talley, Bill Romanowski, Larry Stallings, Eddie Robinson, Galen Fiss
11 Robin Cole, Dale Meinert, Dave Edwards, Simon Fletcher, Darryl Talley, William Thomas, Galen Fiss, Matt Millen, Michael Barrow, Gregg Bingham
12 Darryl Talley, Steve Nelson, Robin Cole, Matt Millen, Eddie Robinson, Gregg Bingham, John Anderson, Jim LeClair, Derek Smith, Larry Stallings
13 Darryl Talley, Steve Nelson, Matt Millen, Gregg Bingham, Larry Stallings, Doug Buffone, Marvcus Patton, Don Shinnick, Robin Cole, Eddie Robinson
Career Matt Millen, Gregg Bingham, Robin Cole, Doug Buffone, Marvcus Patton, Eddie Robinson, Darryl Talley, John Anderson, Jim LeClair, Don Shinnick

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

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 (2/26)
Career 3 (108)

Long Intercep. Return

1967 NFL 79 (3)

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

All-Pro Teams

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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.