James Hunter
James Edward Hunter
Born: March 8, 1954
Silsbee, TX USA
Deceased: August 2, 2010
Allen Park, MI
Position: DB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 195
College: Grambling St.
High School: Silsbee (TX)
Career: 1976-1982
Drafted: 1976 in Round 1, #10 overall by the Detroit Lions
James Hunter played from 1976 to 1982 during his career with the Detroit Lions. Hunter intercepted 27 passes for 279 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 19 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Detroit Lions | 14 | 375 | 26.8 | 84 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 95 | 23.8 | 30 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 19 | 491 | 25.8 | 84 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 120 | 17.1 | 39 | 1 |
| 1977 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 104 | 17.3 | 26 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 279 | 10.3 | 39 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1976 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 13 | 8 |
| 1977 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 |
| 1978 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 5 |
| 1979 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 15 | 15 |
| 1980 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 12 |
| 1982 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 7 | 7 |
Honors
1976 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
