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Dick James

Richard Alwin James

Position: HB-DB
Height: 5-9    Weight: 179 lbs.
Born: May 22, 1934 in Grants Pass, OR
College: Oregon

1-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 8th round (94th overall) of the 1956 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1956 22 WAS 10 0 58 280 1 41 4.8 28.0 5.8 7 127 18.1 2 34 0.7 12.7 407 3 0
1957 23 WAS LDH 11 0 7 19 0 8 2.7 1.7 0.6 19 0 1
1958 24 WAS LS 12 12 24 88 1 14 3.7 7.3 2.0 2 33 16.5 0 18 0.2 2.8 121 1 0
1959 25 WAS RH 12 0 100 384 3 39 3.8 32.0 8.3 13 192 14.8 1 41 1.1 16.0 576 4 7
1960 26 WAS RH 12 0 73 199 4 27 2.7 16.6 6.1 16 243 15.2 2 49 1.3 20.3 442 6 8
1961* 27 WAS RH 14 0 71 374 3 39 5.3 26.7 5.1 20 298 14.9 2 44 1.4 21.3 672 5 0
1962 28 WAS RET 14 0 9 13 0 7 1.4 0.9 0.6 19 373 19.6 5 49 1.4 26.6 386 5 4
1963 29 WAS HB 14 0 105 384 4 15 3.7 27.4 7.5 15 302 20.1 2 77 1.1 21.6 686 6 6
1964 30 NYG HB 14 0 55 189 3 18 3.4 13.5 3.9 12 101 8.4 1 34 0.9 7.2 290 4 7
1965 31 MIN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1
Career 117 12 502 1930 19 41 3.8 16.5 4.3 104 1669 16.0 15 77 0.9 14.3 3599 34 34
8 yrs WAS 99 12 447 1741 16 41 3.9 17.6 4.5 92 1568 17.0 14 77 0.9 15.8 3309 30 26
1 yr NYG 14 0 55 189 3 18 3.4 13.5 3.9 12 101 8.4 1 34 0.9 7.2 290 4 7

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1956 22 WAS 10 0 6 84 0 24 14.0 9 181 0 27 20.1 672
1957 23 WAS LDH 11 0 11 83 0 27 7.5 12 259 0 38 21.6 361
1958 24 WAS LS 12 12 6 37 0 21 6.2 9 212 0 39 23.6 370
1959 25 WAS RH 12 0 21 95 0 26 4.5 23 503 0 38 21.9 1174
1960 26 WAS RH 12 0 7 46 0 20 6.6 19 458 0 48 24.1 946
1961* 27 WAS RH 14 0 12 90 0 18 7.5 21 617 0 48 29.4 1379
1962 28 WAS RET 14 0 19 145 0 33 7.6 32 889 0 72 27.8 1420
1963 29 WAS HB 14 0 16 214 0 39 13.4 30 830 0 48 27.7 1730
1964 30 NYG HB 14 0 21 153 0 31 7.3 23 515 0 30 22.4 958
1965 31 MIN 4 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 11 212 0 28 19.3 217
Career 117 12 120 952 0 39 7.9 189 4676 0 72 24.7 9227
8 yrs WAS 99 12 98 794 0 39 8.1 155 3949 0 72 25.5 8052
1 yr MIN 4 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 11 212 0 28 19.3 217
1 yr NYG 14 0 21 153 0 31 7.3 23 515 0 30 22.4 958

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1957 23 WAS LDH 11 0 2 3 0 3 1 2 0 0
1958 24 WAS LS 12 12 4 43 0 23 0 2 0 0
1959 25 WAS RH 12 0 3 47 0 25 7 1 0 0
1960 26 WAS RH 12 0 8 3 0 0
1961* 27 WAS RH 14 0 1 28 0 28
1962 28 WAS RET 14 0 4 1 0 0
1963 29 WAS HB 14 0 2 21 0 21 6 2 0 0
1964 30 NYG HB 14 0 7 1 0 0
1965 31 MIN 4 0 1 0 0 0
Career 117 12 12 142 0 28 34 12 0 0
8 yrs WAS 99 12 12 142 0 28 26 11 0 0
1 yr MIN 4 0 1 0 0 0
1 yr NYG 14 0 7 1 0 0

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · 100/300/100
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1960 26 WAS RH 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1961* 27 WAS RH 14 0 1 4 25.0 15 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 3.8 3.8 15.0 1.1 42.7
1963 29 WAS HB 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1964 30 NYG HB 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
Career 117 12 1 7 14.3 15 0 0.0 1 14.3 15 2.1 -4.3 15.0 0.1 0.0
8 yrs WAS 99 12 1 6 16.7 15 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 2.5 2.5 15.0 0.2 39.6
1 yr NYG 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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 FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1961* 27 WAS RH 14 0 6 210 51 0 35.0
1964 30 NYG HB 14 0 1 35 35 0 35.0
Career 117 12 7 245 51 0 35.0
8 yrs WAS 99 12 6 210 51 0 35.0
1 yr NYG 14 0 1 35 35 0 35.0

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1956 22 WAS 10 0 1 2 18
1958 24 WAS LS 12 12 1 6
1959 25 WAS RH 12 0 3 1 24
1960 26 WAS RH 12 0 4 2 36
1961* 27 WAS RH 14 0 3 2 30
1962 28 WAS RET 14 0 5 30
1963 29 WAS HB 14 0 4 2 36
1964 30 NYG HB 14 0 3 1 24
Career 117 12 19 15 204
8 yrs WAS 99 12 16 14 180
1 yr NYG 14 0 3 1 24

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1961

Long Reception

1963 NFL 77 (7)

All-Purpose Yds

1959 NFL 1174 (10)
1961 NFL 1379 (8)
1962 NFL 1420 (9)
1963 NFL 1730 (4)
Career 9227 (144)

Yds/Touch

1956 NFL 8.4 (3)
1959 NFL 7.5 (10)
1960 NFL 8.2 (4)
1961 NFL 11.1 (2)
1963 NFL 10.4 (1)
1964 NFL 8.6 (4)

Kick Returns

1959 NFL 23 (3)
1960 NFL 19 (6)
1962 NFL 32 (2)
1963 NFL 30 (3)
Career 189 (39)

Kick Return Yds

1959 NFL 503 (2)
1960 NFL 458 (8)
1961 NFL 617 (9)
1962 NFL 889 (2)
1963 NFL 830 (3)
Career 4676 (33)

Long Kick Return

1962 NFL 72 (7)

Yds/Kick Return

1961 NFL 29.4 (2-- 58)
1962 NFL 27.8 (4)
1963 NFL 27.7 (7)
Career 24.7 (61)

Punt Returns

1959 NFL 21 (4)
1962 NFL 19 (4)
1963 NFL 16 (7)
1964 NFL 21 (4)
Career 120 (115)

Punt Return Yds

1962 NFL 145 (6)
1963 NFL 214 (4)
Career 952 (136)

Long Punt Return

1962 NFL 33 (10)

Yds/Punt Return

1962 NFL 7.6 (5)
1963 NFL 13.4 (1)

Kick & Punt Returns

1959 NFL 44 (2)
1961 NFL 33 (9)
1962 NFL 51 (2)
1963 NFL 46 (4)
1964 NFL 44 (5)
Career 309 (47)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1959 NFL 598 (3)
1960 NFL 504 (10)
1961 NFL 707 (9)
1962 NFL 1034 (2)
1963 NFL 1044 (2)
1964 NFL 668 (10)
Career 5628 (34)

Fumbles

1959 NFL 7 (4)
1960 NFL 8 (3)
1964 NFL 7 (8)

Fumbles Recovered

1960 NFL 3 (6)

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)