Tommy James
Thomas Laverne James, Jr.
Born: September 16, 1923
Canton, OH USA
Deceased: February 7, 2007
Massillon, OH
Position: DB-HB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 185
College: Ohio St.
High School: Washington (Massillon, OH)
Career: 1947-1956
Drafted: 1947 in Round 17, #146 overall by the Detroit Lions
Tommy James played from 1947 to 1956 during his career with the Baltimore Colts, Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions. James ran for 30 yards in his career on 16 attempts, scoring 0 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 1 passes for 44 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 2 | 0 | 1948 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 1949 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 10 | 28 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 1950 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 1954 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 | 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | 5 | -6 | -1.2 | 2 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 | |
| Totals | 16 | 30 | 1.9 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1948 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAFC | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1947 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1948 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 2 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1948 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 1949 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 1950 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 9 | 69 | 7.7 | 34 | 0 | 1951 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1952 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 | 1953 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 | 1954 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 4 | 57 | 14.2 | 36 | 0 | 1955 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | 26 | 208 | 8.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 8 | 101 | 12.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 34 | 309 | 9.1 | 36 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1950 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1953 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1954 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1949 | AAFC Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1953 | NFL Cleveland Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| AAFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1947 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 | 1948 | AAFC | Cleveland Browns | 14 | 5 | 1949 | AAFC | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 1 | 1950 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 12 | 1951 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 6 | 1952 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 12 | 1953 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 12 | 1954 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 12 | 12 | 1955 | NFL | Cleveland Browns | 8 | 4 | 1956 | NFL | Baltimore Colts | 2 | 2 |
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Honors
1950 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1954 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
