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Jim Nance

James Solomon Nance

Position: RB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: December 30, 1942 in Indiana, PA
College: Syracuse

Career AV: 46 (1632nd overall since 1950)

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 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Boston Patriots in the 19th round (151st overall) of the 1965 AFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. 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 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 5
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 11
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 4
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 52
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 51
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

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
1965 23 BOS FB 35 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

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
1965 23 BOS FB 35 14 0 2 0 0 0
1966*+ 24 BOS FB 35 14 0 7 0 0 0
1967*+ 25 BOS FB 35 14 14 10 1 0 0
1968 26 BOS FB/hb 35 12 12 2 0 0 0
1969 27 BOS FB/hb 35 14 14 1 0 0 0
1970 28 BOS FB/rb 35 13 13 6 0 0 0
1971 29 NWE FB 35 13 13 2 1 0 0
Career 101 66 30 2 0 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
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

Similar Players

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1966 AFL AP Player of the Year
1966 AFL UPI Player of the Year

Pro Bowls

1966
1967

First-Team All-Pro

1966
1967

Rushing Att

1966 AFL 299 (1)
1967 AFL 269 (1)
1968 AFL 177 (5)
1969 AFL 193 (1)
Career 1341 (87)

Rushing Yds

1966 AFL 1458 (1/95)
1967 AFL 1216 (1)
1968 AFL 593 (8)
1969 AFL 750 (2)
Career 5401 (90)

Rushing TD

1965 AFL 5 (5)
1966 AFL 11 (1)
1967 AFL 7 (3)
1968 AFL 4 (10)
1969 AFL 6 (3)
1970 NFL 7 (5)
Career 45 (72)

Long Rush

1966 AFL 65 (3)
1967 AFL 53 (6)

Yds/Rushing Att

1966 AFL 4.9 (3)
1967 AFL 4.5 (5)

Rushing Yds/Game

1966 AFL 104.1 (1/51)
1967 AFL 86.9 (1)
1968 AFL 49.4 (8)
1969 AFL 53.6 (4)
Career 53.5 (94)

Touchdowns

1966 AFL 11 (3)

Points Scored

1966 AFL 66 (10)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1966 AFL 11 (3)

Yds From Scrimmage

1966 AFL 1561 (1)
1967 AFL 1412 (3)

All-Purpose Yds

1966 AFL 1561 (1)
1967 AFL 1412 (4)

Touches

1966 AFL 307 (1)
1967 AFL 291 (1)
1968 AFL 191 (10)
1969 AFL 222 (2)
Career 1478 (116)

Fumbles

1966 AFL 7 (3)
1967 AFL 10 (3)
1970 NFL 6 (7)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1966AFL: 1st Team All-AFL
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-AFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-AFL
1967Sporting News: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-AFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-AFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-AFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-AFL
1969Associated Press: 2nd Team All-AFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-AFL
 Sporting News: 2nd Team All-AFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-AFL

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 28 13 RB 109 5 22 70
1971 29 13 RB 86 43
1973 31 7 RB 10 110
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