James Solomon Nance
Position: RB
Height: 6-1 Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: December 30, 1942 in Indiana, PA
College: Syracuse
2-time Pro Bowler & 2-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 4th round (45th overall) of the 1965 Draft
Drafted by the Boston Patriots in the 19th round (151st overall) of the AFL 1965 Draft
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View Details For: 46 Regular Season TDs Scored
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1965 | 23 | BOS | FB | 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 |
| 1966*+ | 24 | BOS | FB | 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 |
| 1967*+ | 25 | BOS | FB | 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 |
| 1968 | 26 | BOS | FB/hb | 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 |
| 1969 | 27 | BOS | FB/hb | 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 |
| 1970 | 28 | BOS | FB/rb | 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 |
| 1971 | 29 | NWE | FB | 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 |
| 1973 | 31 | 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 | |
| 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 | |||
| 7 yrs | 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1965 | 23 | BOS | FB | 14 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 19 | 13.3 | 460 |
| Career | 101 | 66 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 19 | 13.3 | 6327 | |||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1965 | 23 | BOS | FB | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1966*+ | 24 | BOS | FB | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1967*+ | 25 | BOS | FB | 14 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1968 | 26 | BOS | FB/hb | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1969 | 27 | BOS | FB/hb | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1970 | 28 | BOS | FB/rb | 13 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1971 | 29 | NWE | FB | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 101 | 66 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1965 | 23 | BOS | FB | 14 | 0 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1966*+ | 24 | BOS | FB | 14 | 0 | 11 | 66 | ||||||||||
| 1967*+ | 25 | BOS | FB | 14 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 48 | |||||||||
| 1968 | 26 | BOS | FB/hb | 12 | 12 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1969 | 27 | BOS | FB/hb | 14 | 14 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1970 | 28 | BOS | FB/rb | 13 | 13 | 7 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 1971 | 29 | NWE | FB | 13 | 13 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Career | 101 | 66 | 45 | 1 | 276 |
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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)
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1966 - AFL: 1st team all-AFL 1966 - Associated Press: 1st team all-AFL 1966 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-AFL 1966 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-AFL 1966 - UPI: 1st team all-AFL 1967 - Sporting News: 2nd team all-conf. 1967 - Associated Press: 1st team all-AFL 1967 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-AFL 1967 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-AFL 1967 - UPI: 1st team all-AFL 1969 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-AFL 1969 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-AFL 1969 - Sporting News: 2nd team all-AFL 1969 - UPI: 2nd team all-AFL |