Jim Fordham
James Abner Fordham
Born: December 6, 1916
Graymont, GA USA
Deceased: April 15, 1969
Position: FB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 215
College: Georgia
High School: Emanuel County Institute (Twin City, GA)
Career: 1944-1945
Drafted: 1940 in Round 8, #67 overall by the Chicago Bears
Jim Fordham played from 1944 to 1945 during his career with the Chicago Bears. Fordham ran for 534 yards in his career on 118 attempts, scoring 5 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 5 passes for 47 yards.
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Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1944 | NFL Chicago Bears | 73 | 381 | 5.2 | 40 | 4 |
1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 45 | 153 | 3.4 | 11 | 1 |
Totals | 118 | 534 | 4.5 | 40 | 5 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1944 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 19 | 0 |
Totals | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 19 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1944 | NFL Chicago Bears | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
1945 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1944 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 10 | 8 |
1945 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 9 | 5 |