Red Phillips
James Jackson Phillips
Born: February 5, 1936
Alexander City, AL USA
Deceased: March 25, 2015
Position: E
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 197
College: Auburn
High School: Benjamin Russell (Alexander City, AL)
Career: 1958-1967
Drafted: 1958 in Round 1, #5 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Red Phillips played from 1958 to 1967 during his career with the Los Angeles Rams and Minnesota Vikings. Phillips caught 401 passes for 6,044 yards and 34 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 35 | 524 | 15.0 | 93 | 2 | 1959 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 37 | 541 | 14.6 | 64 | 4 | 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 52 | 883 | 17.0 | 61 | 8 | 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 78 | 1092 | 14.0 | 69 | 5 | 1962 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 60 | 875 | 14.6 | 65 | 5 | 1963 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 54 | 793 | 14.7 | 52 | 1 | 1964 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 17 | 245 | 14.4 | 33 | 2 | 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 185 | 12.3 | 43 | 1 | 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 32 | 554 | 17.3 | 68 | 3 | 1967 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 21 | 352 | 16.8 | 42 | 3 |
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| Totals | 401 | 6044 | 15.1 | 93 | 34 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1962 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 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 | 1958 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1959 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1960 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1961 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1962 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1963 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1964 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1967 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Totals | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1958 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 11 | 1959 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 9 | 1960 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 12 | 1961 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 14 | 1962 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 14 | 1963 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 14 | 1964 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 6 | 1965 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 9 | 1966 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 10 | 1967 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 9 |
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Honors
1960 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1960 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1961 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1961 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
