JIM PURNELLPurnell, James FredHeight: 6-2 Weight: 229 Born: December 12, 1941 La Porte, IN Died: November 4, 2003 Evanston, IL High School: Evanston Township (Evanston, IL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Wisconsin | Freshmen Team |
| 1961 | Wisconsin | Lettered |
| 1962 | Wisconsin | Lettered |
| 1963 | Wisconsin | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Chicago Bears (NFL)1964 CHIB NFL | 53 | MLB | 6 | 0 |
| 1965 Chicago Bears (NFL)1965 CHIB NFL | 53 | RLB | 12 | 2 |
| 1966 Chicago Bears (NFL)1966 CHIB NFL | 53 | RLB | 14 | 14 |
| 1967 Chicago Bears (NFL)1967 CHIB NFL | 53 | RLB | 14 | 14 |
| 1968 Chicago Bears (NFL)1968 CHIB NFL | 53 | RLB | 14 | 14 |
| 1969 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1969 LARM NFL | 53 | RLB | 14 | 1 |
| 1970 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1970 LARM NFL | 53 | RLB | 14 | 6 |
| 1971 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1971 LARM NFL | 53 | LLB | 14 | 14 |
| 1972 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1972 LARM NFL | 53 | LLB | 13 | 12 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 115 | 77 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 7/9/1964 | 1964 Chicago Bears (NFL)1964 CHIB NFL |
| Traded | 7/3/1969 | 1969 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1969 ATL NFL |
| Traded | 7/7/1969 | 1969 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1969 PHI NFL |
| Traded | 7/11/1969 | 1969 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1969 LARM NFL |
| Traded | 1973 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1973 OAK NFL | |
| Released | 1973 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1973 OAK NFL |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1971 LARM NFL | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1972 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1972 LARM NFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 17 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Chicago Bears (NFL)1964 CHIB NFL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1970 LARM NFL | 2.0 | |
| 1971 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1971 LARM NFL | 1.0 | |
| 1972 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1972 LARM NFL | 0.5 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Chicago Bears (NFL)1966 CHIB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 Chicago Bears (NFL)1968 CHIB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1969 LARM NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1970 LARM NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1972 LARM NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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