Jim Kearney
James Lee Kearney
Born: January 21, 1943
Wharton, TX USA
Deceased: August 6, 2024
Position: DB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 206
College: Prairie View
High School: Training (Wharton, TX)
Career: 1965-1976
Drafted: 1965 in Round 11, #151 overall by the Detroit Lions
Jim Kearney played from 1965 to 1976 during his career with the Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs and New Orleans Saints. Kearney intercepted 23 passes for 462 yards in his career.
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Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1968 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 1972 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AFL | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1968 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 23 | 0 | 1969 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 143 | 28.6 | 60 | 1 | 1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 | 1971 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 29 | 0 | 1972 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 192 | 38.4 | 65 | 4 | 1973 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 24 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | 15 | 296 | 19.7 | 65 | 4 | |
| AFL | 8 | 166 | 20.8 | 60 | 1 | |
| Totals | 23 | 462 | 20.1 | 65 | 5 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1968 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1969 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1971 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1972 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1973 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1975 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1976 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL | 0 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 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 | 1969 | AFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1972 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| AFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1965 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 7 | 0 | 1966 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 6 | 0 | 1967 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 1968 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 14 | 1969 | AFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 | 1970 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 | 1971 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 | 1972 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 0 | 1973 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 14 | 1974 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 14 | 1975 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 14 | 1976 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 14 | 2 |
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