James McAlister
James Edward McAlister
Born: September 5, 1951
Little Rock, AR USA
Deceased: March 31, 2018
Corona, CA
Position: RB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 205
College: UCLA
High School: Blair (Pasadena, CA)
Career: 1974-1978
Drafted: 1974 in Round 6, #148 overall by the Oakland Raiders
James McAlister played from 1974 to 1978 during his career with the New England Patriots, Philadelphia Eagles and Southern California Sun. McAlister ran for 1,208 yards in his career on 304 attempts, scoring 5 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 95 passes for 990 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | WFL Southern California Sun | 114 | 531 | 4.7 | 20 | 2 |
| 1975 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 103 | 335 | 3.3 | 18 | 1 |
| 1976 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 68 | 265 | 3.9 | 20 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 19 | 77 | 4.1 | 16 | 2 |
| WFL | 114 | 531 | 4.7 | 20 | 2 | |
| NFL | 190 | 677 | 3.6 | 20 | 3 | |
| Totals | 304 | 1208 | 4.0 | 20 | 5 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | WFL Southern California Sun | 65 | 772 | 11.9 | 70 | 4 |
| 1975 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 134 | 7.9 | 39 | 2 |
| 1976 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 72 | 6.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| WFL | 65 | 772 | 11.9 | 70 | 4 | |
| NFL | 30 | 218 | 7.3 | 39 | 2 | |
| Totals | 95 | 990 | 10.4 | 70 | 6 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 12 | 278 | 23.2 | 42 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 172 | 19.1 | 28 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 10 | 186 | 18.6 | 32 | 0 |
| NFL | 31 | 636 | 20.5 | 42 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 636 | 20.5 | 42 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 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 |
| 1974 | WFL Southern California Sun | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1975 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1978 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| WFL | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |
| NFL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |
| Totals | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | WFL | Southern California Sun | ||
| 1975 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 0 |
