JIM FINKSFinks, James EdwardHeight: 5-11 Weight: 175 Born: August 31, 1927 St. Louis, MO Died: May 8, 1994 New Orleans, LA High School: Salem (IL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Tulsa | Roster |
| 1946 | Tulsa | Played |
| 1947 | Tulsa | Played |
| 1948 | Tulsa | Played |
| Draft: 4th round (22nd overall) 1949 Chicago Hornets; 12th round (116th overall) 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers |
| NFL Game Logs |
| Coaching Record |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1949 PIT NFL | 44 | TB-LDH | 11 | 0 |
| 1950 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1950 PIT NFL | 7 | LDH-TB | 9 | 9 |
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 7 | S-RDH-TB | 12 | 12 |
| 1952 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1952 PIT NFL | 7 | QB-P | 12 | 12 |
| 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1953 PIT NFL | 7 | QB | 12 | 9 |
| 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1954 PIT NFL | 7 | QB | 12 | 12 |
| 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1955 PIT NFL | 7 | QB | 12 | 12 |
| 1957 Calgary Stampeders (WIFU)1957 CAL WIFU | 81 | QB | 7 | |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 80 | 66 | ||
| 1 Year (CFL)1 Year CFL | 7 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/21/1948 | 1949 Chicago Hornets (AAFC)1949 CHI AAFC |
| Draft | 12/21/1948 | 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1949 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC | |
| Released | 8/11/1949 | 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees (AAFC)1949 BNY AAFC |
| Signed | 8/28/1949 | 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1949 PIT NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1956 | 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1955 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 2/19/1957 | 1957 Calgary Stampeders (WIFU)1957 CAL WIFU |
| Free Agent | 1957 Calgary Stampeders (WIFU)1957 CAL WIFU |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1949 PIT NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1952 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1952 PIT NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1953 PIT NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1955 PIT NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1957 Calgary Stampeders (WIFU)1957 CAL WIFU | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 84 | ||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1949 PIT NFL | 35 | 135 | 3.9 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1950 PIT NFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1952 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1952 PIT NFL | 23 | 37 | 1.6 | 20t | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1953 PIT NFL | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 4t | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1954 PIT NFL | 9 | 17 | 1.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1955 PIT NFL | 35 | 76 | 2.2 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957 Calgary Stampeders (WIFU)1957 CAL WIFU | 20 | -25 | -1.3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 118 | 294 | 2.5 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1949 PIT NFL | 71 | 24 | 33.8 | 39 | 322 | 4.5 | 13.4 | 35t | 2 | 2.8 | 8 | 11.3 | 19 | 0 | 19.0 | |||
| 1950 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1950 PIT NFL | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 3 | 35 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | |
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 9 | 201 | 8.4 | 14.4 | 40t | 1 | 4.2 | 1 | 4.2 | 9 | 82.1 | ||||
| 1952 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1952 PIT NFL | 336 | 158 | 47.0 | 159 | 2307 | 6.9 | 14.6 | 60t | 20 | 6.0 | 19 | 5.7 | 252 | 66.2 | ||||
| 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1953 PIT NFL | 292 | 131 | 44.9 | 147 | 1484 | 5.1 | 11.3 | 77t | 8 | 2.7 | 14 | 4.8 | 100 | 49.8 | ||||
| 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1954 PIT NFL | 306 | 164 | 53.6 | 123 | 2003 | 6.5 | 12.2 | 78t | 14 | 4.6 | 19 | 6.2 | 49 | 63.4 | ||||
| 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1955 PIT NFL | 344 | 165 | 48.0 | 153 | 2270 | 6.6 | 13.8 | 62t | 10 | 2.9 | 26 | 7.6 | 143 | 47.7 | ||||
| 1957 Calgary Stampeders (WIFU)1957 CAL WIFU | 125 | 63 | 50.4 | 52 | 799 | 6.4 | 12.7 | 67 | 6 | 4.8 | 10 | 8.0 | 53.4 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1382 | 661 | 47.8 | 633 | 8622 | 6.2 | 13.0 | 78t | 55 | 4.0 | 88 | 6.4 | 0 | 572 | 0 | 0 | 54.7 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 125 | 63 | 50.4 | 52 | 799 | 6.4 | 12.7 | 67 | 6 | 4.8 | 10 | 8.0 | 53.4 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1949 PIT NFL | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1949 PIT NFL | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1950 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1950 PIT NFL | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 25t | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 25t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1952 PIT NFL | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 50 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 50 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1949 PIT NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1951 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1952 PIT NFL | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1953 PIT NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1954 PIT NFL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1955 PIT NFL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 Calgary Stampeders (WIFU)1957 CAL WIFU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 20 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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