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Jim Nance

Nance, James Solomon
Height: 6-1 Weight: 241
Born: December 30, 1942 Indiana, PA
Died: June 16, 1992 Quincy, MA
High School: Indiana (PA)

Year	College	Status
1961	Syracuse
1962	Syracuse	Lettered
1963	Syracuse	Lettered
1964	Syracuse	Lettered

Draft: 19th round (151st overall) 1965 Boston Patriots; 4th round (45th overall) 1965 Chicago Bears

Military Service: United States National Guard

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1965 Boston Patriots (AFL)1965 BOS AFL	35	FB	14	8
1966 Boston Patriots (AFL)1966 BOS AFL	35	FB	14	14
1967 Boston Patriots (AFL)1967 BOS AFL	35	FB	14	14
1968 Boston Patriots (AFL)1968 BOS AFL	35	RB	12	12
1969 Boston Patriots (AFL)1969 BOS AFL	35	RB	14	14
1970 Boston Patriots (NFL)1970 BOS NFL	35	RB	13	13
1971 New England Patriots (NFL)1971 NE NFL	35	RB	13	13
1973 New York Jets (NFL)1973 NYJ NFL	35	RB	7	1
1974 Houston Texans-Shreveport Steamer (WFL)1974 H-S WFL	35	FB	20
1975 Shreveport Steamer (WFL)1975 SHR WFL	35	FB	12
8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL			101	89

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	11/28/1964	1965 Boston Patriots (AFL)1965 BOS AFL
Draft	11/28/1964	1965 Chicago Bears (NFL)1965 CHIB NFL
Signed	5/4/1965	1965 Boston Patriots (AFL)1965 BOS AFL
Traded	7/24/1972	1972 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1972 PHI NFL
Released	9/10/1972	1972 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1972 PHI NFL
Signed	6/6/1973	1973 New York Jets (NFL)1973 NYJ NFL
Released	4/3/1974	1973 New York Jets (NFL)1973 NYJ NFL
Pro Draft	3/18/1974	1974 Portland Storm (WFL)1974 POR WFL
Signed	6/3/1974	1974 Houston Texans-Shreveport Steamer (WFL)1974 H-S WFL
Free Agent		1974 Houston Texans-Shreveport Steamer (WFL)1974 H-S WFL
Signed	7/8/1975	1975 Shreveport Steamer (WFL)1975 SHR WFL
Free Agent	10/22/1975	1975 Shreveport Steamer (WFL)1975 SHR WFL

AWARDS
1966 Associated Press AFL Player of the Year
1966 The Sporting News AFL Player of the Year
1966 United Press International AFL Player of the Year
1966 The Sporting News AFL Player of the Year
1966 United Press International All-AFL
1966 Associated Press All-AFL
1966 The Sporting News All-AFL
1966 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL
1966 New York Daily News All-AFL
1967 United Press International All-AFL
1967 Associated Press All-AFL
1967 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL
1967 New York Daily News All-AFL

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1965 Boston Patriots (AFL)1965 BOS AFL	5	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	30
1966 Boston Patriots (AFL)1966 BOS AFL	11	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	66
1967 Boston Patriots (AFL)1967 BOS AFL	8	0	0		0	1	-	0	0		-	0	48
1968 Boston Patriots (AFL)1968 BOS AFL	4	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	24
1969 Boston Patriots (AFL)1969 BOS AFL	6	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	36
1970 Boston Patriots (NFL)1970 BOS NFL	7	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	42
1971 New England Patriots (NFL)1971 NE NFL	5	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	30
1974 Houston Texans-Shreveport Steamer (WFL)1974 H-S WFL	8	1					-	0			-	0	57
1975 Shreveport Steamer (WFL)1975 SHR WFL	8	2					-	0			-	0	58
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	46	0	0		0	1	-	0	0		-	0	276

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1965 Boston Patriots (AFL)1965 BOS AFL	111	321	2.9	20	5			0
1966 Boston Patriots (AFL)1966 BOS AFL	299	1458	4.9	65t	11
1967 Boston Patriots (AFL)1967 BOS AFL	269	1216	4.5	53	7
1968 Boston Patriots (AFL)1968 BOS AFL	177	593	3.4	30t	4			0
1969 Boston Patriots (AFL)1969 BOS AFL	193	750	3.9	43	6
1970 Boston Patriots (NFL)1970 BOS NFL	145	522	3.6	21t	7			0
1971 New England Patriots (NFL)1971 NE NFL	129	463	3.6	50t	5
1973 New York Jets (NFL)1973 NYJ NFL	18	78	4.3	18	0		0	0
1974 Houston Texans-Shreveport Steamer (WFL)1974 H-S WFL	300	1240	4.1	27	8			0
1975 Shreveport Steamer (WFL)1975 SHR WFL	190	767	4.0	35	7			0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1341	5401	4.0	65t	45		0	0

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	YAC	FUM
1965 Boston Patriots (AFL)1965 BOS AFL		12		83	6.9	22	0			0
1966 Boston Patriots (AFL)1966 BOS AFL		8		103	12.9	45	0
1967 Boston Patriots (AFL)1967 BOS AFL		22		196	8.9	36	1			0
1968 Boston Patriots (AFL)1968 BOS AFL		14		51	3.6	13	0		0	0
1969 Boston Patriots (AFL)1969 BOS AFL		29		168	5.8	27	0		1	0
1970 Boston Patriots (NFL)1970 BOS NFL		26		148	5.7	16	0		0	0
1971 New England Patriots (NFL)1971 NE NFL		18		95	5.3	12	0		0	0
1973 New York Jets (NFL)1973 NYJ NFL		4		26	6.5	9	0		0	0
1974 Houston Texans-Shreveport Steamer (WFL)1974 H/S WFL		14		84	6.0	23	0			0
1975 Shreveport Steamer (WFL)1975 SHR WFL		24		206	8.6	17	1		0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL		133		870	6.5	45	1		1	0

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1965 Boston Patriots (AFL)1965 BOS AFL	1		16	16.0	16	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1	0	16	16.0	16	0	0	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1965 Boston Patriots (AFL)1965 BOS AFL	3		40	13.3	19	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	3		40	13.3	19	0	0	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1965 Boston Patriots (AFL)1965 BOS AFL	2						0
1966 Boston Patriots (AFL)1966 BOS AFL	7			0			0
1967 Boston Patriots (AFL)1967 BOS AFL	10		1	0	1	0	0
1968 Boston Patriots (AFL)1968 BOS AFL	2		0	0	0	0	0
1969 Boston Patriots (AFL)1969 BOS AFL	1		0	0	0	0	0
1970 Boston Patriots (NFL)1970 BOS NFL	6		0	0	0	0	0
1971 New England Patriots (NFL)1971 NE NFL	2		1	0	1	0	0
1973 New York Jets (NFL)1973 NYJ NFL	1		0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	31		2	0	2	0	0

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