James Eugene Poole
Position: E
Height: 6-2 Weight: 218 lbs.
Born: September 9, 1915 in Gloster, MS
Died: November 16, 1994 in Oxford, MS
College: Mississippi (school history)
Drafted by the New York Giants in the 7th round (64th overall) of the 1937 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 0 (14598th overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1937 | 22 | NYG | LE | 11 | 9 | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 2 | 38 | 0.5 | 7.2 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1938* | 23 | NYG | LE | 11 | 10 | 7 | 98 | 14.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.9 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1939*+ | 24 | NYG | LE | 11 | 11 | 7 | 99 | 14.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1940* | 25 | NYG | LE | 11 | 11 | 10 | 156 | 15.6 | 3 | 38 | 0.9 | 14.2 | 156 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1941 | 26 | NYG | LE | 11 | 11 | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 2 | 16 | 0.5 | 6.7 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1945 | 30 | 2TM | 12 | 5 | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 2 | 29 | 0.5 | 6.8 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| NYG | e | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| CRD | e | 9 | 4 | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 2 | 29 | 0.7 | 9.1 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1946+ | 31 | NYG | LE | 11 | 11 | 24 | 307 | 12.8 | 3 | 31 | 2.2 | 27.9 | 307 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Career | 78 | 68 | 65 | 895 | 13.8 | 13 | 38 | 0.8 | 11.5 | 895 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 7 yrs | NYG | 69 | 64 | 59 | 813 | 13.8 | 11 | 38 | 0.9 | 11.8 | 813 | 11 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1 yr | CRD | 9 | 4 | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 2 | 29 | 0.7 | 9.1 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 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 |
| 1941 | 26 | NYG | LE | 11 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1945 | 30 | 2TM | 12 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| CRD | e | 9 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1946+ | 31 | NYG | LE | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 78 | 68 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 7 yrs | NYG | 69 | 64 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1 yr | CRD | 9 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1937 | 22 | NYG | LE | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1938* | 23 | NYG | LE | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1940* | 25 | NYG | LE | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1941 | 26 | NYG | LE | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 1945 | 30 | 2TM | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| CRD | e | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 1946+ | 31 | NYG | LE | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Career | 78 | 68 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 84 | |||||||||||||
| 7 yrs | NYG | 69 | 64 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | CRD | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
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Non-Offensive TDs
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1938 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Int. News Service |
| 1939 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Chicago Herald Am. |
| 1939 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1939 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Int. News Service |
| 1939 | 1st Team | All-NFL | NFL |
| 1939 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1939 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1940 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Chicago Herald Am. |
| 1940 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Collyers Eye Mag. |
| 1940 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Int. News Service |
| 1940 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NFL |
| 1940 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |
| 1940 | 1st Team | All-NFL | UPI |
| 1946 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1946 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Foot. Illustrated |
| 1946 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | NY Daily News |