James Francis Whalen Jr.
Position: TE
Height: 6-2 Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: May 20, 1943 in Cambridge, MA
College: Boston College
1-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the Boston Patriots in the 3rd round (23rd overall) of the AFL 1965 Draft
Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 4th round (51st overall) of the 1965 Draft
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View Details For: 20 Regular Season TDs Scored
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1965 | 22 | BOS | TE | 14 | 0 | 22 | 381 | 17.3 | 0 | 67 | 1.6 | 27.2 | 381 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 1966 | 23 | BOS | TE | 14 | 0 | 29 | 502 | 17.3 | 4 | 45 | 2.1 | 35.9 | 502 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 1967 | 24 | BOS | TE | 14 | 0 | 39 | 651 | 16.7 | 5 | 41 | 2.8 | 46.5 | 651 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| 1968+ | 25 | BOS | TE | 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 |
| 1969 | 26 | BOS | TE | 14 | 11 | 16 | 235 | 14.7 | 1 | 47 | 1.1 | 16.8 | 235 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 1970 | 27 | DEN | TE | 14 | 13 | 36 | 503 | 14.0 | 3 | 34 | 2.6 | 35.9 | 503 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| 1971 | 28 | 2TM | 5 | 2 | 8 | 165 | 20.6 | 0 | 41 | 1.6 | 33.0 | 165 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| PHI | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | 41 | 0.5 | 20.5 | 41 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| DEN | 3 | 2 | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 0 | 41 | 2.3 | 41.3 | 124 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 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 | |||
| 5 yrs | NWE | 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 | ||
| 2 yrs | DEN | 17 | 15 | 43 | 627 | 14.6 | 3 | 41 | 2.5 | 36.9 | 627 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 yr | PHI | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | 41 | 0.5 | 20.5 | 41 | 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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| 1966 | 23 | BOS | TE | 14 | 0 | 4 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1967 | 24 | BOS | TE | 14 | 0 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1968+ | 25 | BOS | TE | 14 | 13 | 7 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 1969 | 26 | BOS | TE | 14 | 11 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1970 | 27 | DEN | TE | 14 | 13 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Career | 89 | 39 | 20 | 120 | |||||||||||||
| 5 yrs | NWE | 70 | 24 | 17 | 102 | ||||||||||||
| 2 yrs | DEN | 17 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
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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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1968 - Associated Press: 1st team all-AFL 1968 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-AFL 1968 - NY Daily News: 2nd team all-AFL 1968 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-AFL 1968 - UPI: 1st team all-AFL |