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Jim Whalen
James Francis Whalen Jr.
Position: TE
Height: 6-2 Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: May 20, 1943 in Cambridge, MA
Died: December 20, 2012 in Gloucester, MA
College: Boston Col. (school history)
Drafted by the Boston Patriots in the 3rd round (23rd overall) of the 1965 AFL Draft.
Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 4th round (51st overall) of the 1965 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 39 (2390th overall since 1950)
1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1965 | 22 | BOS | TE | 82 | 14 | 22 | 381 | 17.3 | 0 | 67 | 1.6 | 27.2 | 381 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| 1966 | 23 | BOS | TE | 82 | 14 | 29 | 502 | 17.3 | 4 | 45 | 2.1 | 35.9 | 502 | 4 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1967 | 24 | BOS | TE | 82 | 14 | 39 | 651 | 16.7 | 5 | 41 | 2.8 | 46.5 | 651 | 5 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1968+ | 25 | BOS | TE | 82 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 718 | 15.3 | 7 | 87 | 3.4 | 51.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 718 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 1969 | 26 | BOS | TE | 82 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 235 | 14.7 | 1 | 47 | 1.1 | 16.8 | 235 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| 1970 | 27 | DEN | TE | 83 | 14 | 13 | 36 | 503 | 14.0 | 3 | 34 | 2.6 | 35.9 | 503 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
| 1971 | 28 | 2TM | 5 | 2 | 8 | 165 | 20.6 | 0 | 41 | 1.6 | 33.0 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| DEN | te | 83 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 0 | 41 | 2.3 | 41.3 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| PHI | 81 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | 41 | 0.5 | 20.5 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Career | 89 | 39 | 197 | 3155 | 16.0 | 20 | 87 | 2.2 | 35.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3155 | 20 | 2 | 44 | ||||
| 5 yrs | BOS | 70 | 24 | 153 | 2487 | 16.3 | 17 | 87 | 2.2 | 35.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2487 | 17 | 1 | 34 | |||
| 2 yrs | DEN | 17 | 15 | 43 | 627 | 14.6 | 3 | 41 | 2.5 | 36.9 | 627 | 3 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 1 yr | PHI | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | 41 | 0.5 | 20.5 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 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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| 1966 | 23 | BOS | TE | 82 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1967 | 24 | BOS | TE | 82 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 30 | |||||||||||
| 1968+ | 25 | BOS | TE | 82 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 1969 | 26 | BOS | TE | 82 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1970 | 27 | DEN | TE | 83 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Career | 89 | 39 | 20 | 20 | 120 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 yrs | BOS | 70 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 102 | |||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | DEN | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
Similar Players
| NumYrs | Players whose career was of similar quality and shape |
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| 3 | Eric Sievers, Vernon Davis, Alex Smith, Doug Jolley, Troy Drayton, Austin Denney, Don Warren, Jackie Smith*, Bo Scaife, Calvin Magee |
| 4 | Monty Stickles, Eric Sievers, Dave Kocourek, Jimmie Giles, Don Warren, L.J. Smith, Bo Scaife, Vernon Davis, Ken Dilger, Andre Tillman |
| 5 | Monty Stickles, Jackie Smith*, Don Warren, Eric Sievers, Bo Scaife, Pete Mitchell, Freddie Jones, L.J. Smith, Troy Drayton, John Hilton |
| 6 | Monty Stickles, L.J. Smith, Randy McMichael, Preston Carpenter, Jim Gibbons, Tony McGee, Dave Kocourek, Bubba Franks, Freddie Jones, Pete Mitchell |
| 7 | Monty Stickles, L.J. Smith, Jean Fugett, Randy McMichael, Dave Kocourek, Joe Walton, Bubba Franks, Rickey Dudley, Freddie Jones, Bennie Cunningham |
| Career | L.J. Smith, Joe Walton, Jim Mandich, Billy Truax, Eric Sievers, Jean Fugett, Pete Lammons, Stephen Alexander, Randy McMichael, Rickey Dudley |
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
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First-Team All-Pro
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
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| 1968 | 1st Team | All-AFL | Associated Press |
| 1968 | 1st Team | All-AFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1968 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | NY Daily News |
| 1968 | 1st Team | All-AFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1968 | 1st Team | All-AFL | UPI |
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