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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
4-time Pro Bowler
Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 1st round (8th overall) of the 1960 Draft
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View Details For: 4 Regular Season TDs Scored
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1960 | 23 | CLE | lde | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1961 | 24 | CLE | LDE | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1962 | 25 | CLE | 14 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1963 | 26 | CLE | LLB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1964* | 27 | CLE | LLB | 14 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 1 | 44 | ||||||||||
| 1965* | 28 | CLE | LLB | 12 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1966 | 29 | CLE | LLB | 14 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1967 | 30 | CLE | LLB/mlb | 13 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 2 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 1968 | 31 | CLE | LLB | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1969* | 32 | CLE | LLB | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1970* | 33 | CLE | LLB/mlb | 14 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1971 | 34 | CLE | LLB/mlb | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1972 | 35 | CLE | mlb | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Career | 177 | 0 | 14 | 278 | 3 | 79 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| 0--19 | 20--29 | 30--39 | 40--49 | 50+ | Tot | PAT | Punting | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | FGA | FGM | XPA | XPM | Pnt | Yds | Lng | Blck | |||
| 1966 | 29 | CLE | LLB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career | 177 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1968 | 31 | CLE | LLB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 1971 | 34 | CLE | LLB/mlb | 14 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | |||||
| Career | 177 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 | 31 | ||||||||
| Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1966 | 29 | CLE | LLB | 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 | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964* | 27 | CLE | LLB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | 29 | CLE | LLB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
| 1967 | 30 | CLE | LLB/mlb | 13 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Career | 177 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 25 |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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Intercept. Ret. TD |
Long Intercep. Return |
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)
All-Pro Teams
Glossary|
1964 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1965 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. 1965 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1965 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-NFL 1965 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL 1966 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf. |