Jimmy Burson
James Oertell Burson
Born: October 13, 1940
La Grange, GA USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175
College: Auburn
High School: LaGrange (GA)
Career: 1963-1968
Drafted: 1963 in Round 11, #142 overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
Drafted: 1963 in Round 8, #63 overall (AFL) by the Houston Oilers
Jimmy Burson played from 1963 to 1968 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons and St. Louis Cardinals. Burson intercepted 16 passes for 286 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1964 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 125 | 10.4 | 68 | 1 | 1965 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1968 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | 17 | 0 |
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| Totals | 24 | 181 | 7.5 | 68 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1964 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 30 | 0 | 1965 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 113 | 22.6 | 42 | 0 | 1966 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 | 1967 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1968 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 73 | 1 |
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| Totals | 16 | 286 | 17.9 | 73 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1964 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1968 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1964 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1968 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1963 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1964 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 1965 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 12 | 1966 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 10 | 1967 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | 12 | 1968 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 14 |
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