James Solomon Nance
Position: RB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: December 30, 1942 in Indiana, PA
College: Syracuse (school history)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 4th round (45th overall) of the 1965 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Boston Patriots in the 19th round (151st overall) of the 1965 AFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 47 (1660th overall since 1950)
2-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #950. Amani Toomer… #951. Jon Kitna… #952. Fuzzy Thurston… #953. JIM NANCE… #954. Preston Pearson… #955. Jim Jeffcoat… #956. Chris Samuels… |
| Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1965 | 23 | BOS | FB | 35 | 14 | 0 | 111 | 321 | 5 | 20 | 2.9 | 22.9 | 7.9 | 12 | 83 | 6.9 | 0 | 22 | 0.9 | 5.9 | 404 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 1966*+ | 24 | BOS | FB | 35 | 14 | 0 | 299 | 1458 | 11 | 65 | 4.9 | 104.1 | 21.4 | 8 | 103 | 12.9 | 0 | 45 | 0.6 | 7.4 | 1561 | 11 | 7 | 13 |
| 1967*+ | 25 | BOS | FB | 35 | 14 | 14 | 269 | 1216 | 7 | 53 | 4.5 | 86.9 | 19.2 | 22 | 196 | 8.9 | 1 | 36 | 1.6 | 14.0 | 1412 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
| 1968 | 26 | BOS | FB/hb | 35 | 12 | 12 | 177 | 593 | 4 | 30 | 3.4 | 49.4 | 14.8 | 14 | 51 | 3.6 | 0 | 13 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 644 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 1969 | 27 | BOS | FB/hb | 35 | 14 | 14 | 193 | 750 | 6 | 43 | 3.9 | 53.6 | 13.8 | 29 | 168 | 5.8 | 0 | 27 | 2.1 | 12.0 | 918 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970 | 28 | BOS | FB/rb | 35 | 13 | 13 | 145 | 522 | 7 | 21 | 3.6 | 40.2 | 11.2 | 26 | 148 | 5.7 | 0 | 16 | 2.0 | 11.4 | 670 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| 1971 | 29 | NWE | FB | 35 | 13 | 13 | 129 | 463 | 5 | 50 | 3.6 | 35.6 | 9.9 | 18 | 95 | 5.3 | 0 | 12 | 1.4 | 7.3 | 558 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 1973 | 31 | NYJ | 35 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 78 | 0 | 18 | 4.3 | 11.1 | 2.6 | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Career | 101 | 66 | 1341 | 5401 | 45 | 65 | 4.0 | 53.5 | 13.3 | 133 | 870 | 6.5 | 1 | 45 | 1.3 | 8.6 | 6271 | 46 | 30 | 53 | ||||
| 7 yrs | BOS-NWE | 94 | 66 | 1323 | 5323 | 45 | 65 | 4.0 | 56.6 | 14.1 | 129 | 844 | 6.5 | 1 | 45 | 1.4 | 9.0 | 6167 | 46 | 30 | 52 | |||
| 1 yr | NYJ | 7 | 0 | 18 | 78 | 0 | 18 | 4.3 | 11.1 | 2.6 | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1965 | 23 | BOS | FB | 35 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1966*+ | 24 | BOS | FB | 35 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1967*+ | 25 | BOS | FB | 35 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1968 | 26 | BOS | FB/hb | 35 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1969 | 27 | BOS | FB/hb | 35 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1970 | 28 | BOS | FB/rb | 35 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1971 | 29 | NWE | FB | 35 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 101 | 66 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 23 | BOS | FB | 35 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1966*+ | 24 | BOS | FB | 35 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 66 | ||||||||||
| 1967*+ | 25 | BOS | FB | 35 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 48 | |||||||||
| 1968 | 26 | BOS | FB/hb | 35 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1969 | 27 | BOS | FB/hb | 35 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1970 | 28 | BOS | FB/rb | 35 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 1971 | 29 | NWE | FB | 35 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Career | 101 | 66 | 45 | 1 | 46 | 276 |
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1966 | 1st Team | All-AFL | AFL |
| 1966 | 1st Team | All-AFL | Associated Press |
| 1966 | 1st Team | All-AFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1966 | 1st Team | All-AFL | NY Daily News |
| 1966 | 1st Team | All-AFL | UPI |
| 1967 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1967 | 1st Team | All-AFL | Associated Press |
| 1967 | 1st Team | All-AFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1967 | 1st Team | All-AFL | NY Daily News |
| 1967 | 1st Team | All-AFL | UPI |
| 1969 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | Associated Press |
| 1969 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | NY Daily News |
| 1969 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | Sporting News |
| 1969 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | UPI |