Jimmy Patton
James Russell Patton Jr.
Position: DB
Height: 5-11 Weight: 183 lbs.
Born: September 29, 1933 in Greenville, MS
College: Mississippi (school history)
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 8th round (92nd overall) of the 1955 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 103 (109th overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 5-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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Fine Details · Last updated Nov 9, 2011 3:32PM
| All-Time Rank: #329. Gary Clark… #330. Joe Fortunato… #331. Leslie O'Neal… #332. JIMMY PATTON… #333. Irving Fryar… #334. Dermontti Dawson… #335. James Harrison… |
| 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 | AV |
| 1955 | 22 | NYG | 20 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 1956 | 23 | NYG | RS | 20 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1957 | 24 | NYG | RS | 20 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 1958*+ | 25 | NYG | RS | 20 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 183 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| 1959*+ | 26 | NYG | RS | 20 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 20 | |||||||||
| 1960*+ | 27 | NYG | RS | 20 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 100 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| 1961*+ | 28 | NYG | RS | 20 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 163 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| 1962*+ | 29 | NYG | RS | 20 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 125 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| 1963 | 30 | NYG | RS | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| 1964 | 31 | NYG | LS | 20 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1965 | 32 | NYG | RS | 20 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| 1966 | 33 | NYG | 20 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Career | 153 | 0 | 52 | 712 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | -4 | 0 | 117 | ||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1955 | 22 | NYG | 20 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 1 | 69 | 23.0 | 5 | 229 | 1 | 98 | 45.8 | 298 | |
| 1956 | 23 | NYG | RS | 20 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1.4 | 13 | 283 | 0 | 31 | 21.8 | 299 |
| 1957 | 24 | NYG | RS | 20 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 2.6 | 10 | 223 | 0 | 33 | 22.3 | 252 |
| 1958*+ | 25 | NYG | RS | 20 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | |||||
| 1959*+ | 26 | NYG | RS | 20 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 2.9 | 23 | |||||
| 1960*+ | 27 | NYG | RS | 20 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| 1962*+ | 29 | NYG | RS | 20 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 153 | 0 | 37 | 143 | 1 | 69 | 3.9 | 28 | 735 | 1 | 98 | 26.3 | 877 | ||||
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1958 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1958 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1958 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1958 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1959 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1959 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1959 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1959 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1961 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1962 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Sporting News |
| 1962 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1962 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1962 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1963 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |