John James
John Wilbur James, Jr.
Born: January 21, 1949
Panama City, FL USA
Position: P
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 197
College: Florida
High School: Gainesville (FL)
Career: 1972-1984
John James played from 1972 to 1984 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions and Houston Oilers. James punted 1083 times with a 40.6 yard average over his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | 1975 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 25 | 118.8 | 1977 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 118.8 | 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1981 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | 1983 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 95.8 |
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| Totals | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 52 | 8.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 25 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 1981 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 | 1983 | NFL Houston Oilers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 13 | 0 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | 1972 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 61 | 2609 | 42.8 | 59 | 1973 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 63 | 2682 | 42.6 | 72 | 1974 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 96 | 3891 | 40.5 | 65 | 1975 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 89 | 3696 | 41.5 | 75 | 1976 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 101 | 4253 | 42.1 | 67 | 1977 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 105 | 4349 | 41.4 | 61 | 1978 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 109 | 4227 | 38.8 | 57 | 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 83 | 3296 | 39.7 | 62 | 1980 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 79 | 3087 | 39.1 | 59 | 1981 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 87 | 3543 | 40.7 | 62 | 1982 | NFL Detroit Lions | 12 | 481 | 40.1 | 50 | 1982 | NFL Houston Oilers | 31 | 1260 | 40.6 | 56 | 1983 | NFL Houston Oilers | 79 | 3136 | 39.7 | 53 | 1984 | NFL Houston Oilers | 88 | 3482 | 39.6 | 55 |
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| Totals | 1083 | 43992 | 40.6 | 75 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1976 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1979 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1972 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 | 1973 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 | 1974 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 | 1975 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 | 1976 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 | 1977 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 | 1978 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 0 | 1979 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 0 | 1980 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 0 | 1981 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 0 | 1982 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 1982 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 5 | 0 | 1983 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 0 | 1984 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 16 | 0 |
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Honors
1975 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1976 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1976 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1977 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1977 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1977 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1980 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
