James Sykes
James Sykes
Born: November 7, 1954
New Waverly, TX
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
College: Rice
Career: 1978-1986
James Sykes played from 1978 to 1986 during his career with the Calgary Stampeders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Sykes ran for 5,870 yards in his career on 1,156 attempts, scoring 48 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 235 passes for 2,286 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 204 | 1020 | 5.0 | 31 | 13 |
| 1979 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 151 | 703 | 4.7 | 38 | 5 |
| 1980 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 222 | 1263 | 5.7 | 75 | 10 |
| 1981 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 240 | 1107 | 4.6 | 68 | 6 |
| 1982 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 193 | 1046 | 5.4 | 84 | 11 |
| 1983 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 37 | 222 | 6.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1983 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 12 | 62 | 5.2 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 97 | 447 | 4.6 | 57 | 3 |
| Totals | 1156 | 5870 | 5.1 | 84 | 48 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 50 | 614 | 12.3 | 62 | 1 |
| 1979 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 31 | 269 | 8.7 | 25 | 1 |
| 1980 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 57 | 582 | 10.2 | 72 | 1 |
| 1981 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 51 | 495 | 9.7 | 65 | 0 |
| 1982 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 27 | 222 | 8.2 | 19 | 0 |
| 1983 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 9 | 42 | 4.7 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 10 | 62 | 6.2 | 14 | 2 |
| Totals | 235 | 2286 | 9.7 | 72 | 5 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 21 | 241 | 11.5 | 67 | 1 |
| 1979 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 217 | 12.1 | 33 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 485 | 11.5 | 67 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 20 | 496 | 24.8 | 36 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 6 | 101 | 16.8 | 22 | 0 |
| 1980 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 30 | 715 | 23.8 | 61 | 0 |
| 1981 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 25 | 594 | 23.8 | 45 | 0 |
| 1982 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 6 | 122 | 20.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Totals | 87 | 2028 | 23.3 | 61 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1978 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||||||
| 1979 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| 1980 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | ||||||
| 1981 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1982 | CFL Calgary Stampeders | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||
| 1986 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Totals | 48 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 324 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 15 | |
| 1979 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 12 | |
| 1980 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 16 | |
| 1981 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 15 | |
| 1982 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 15 | |
| 1983 | CFL | Calgary Stampeders | 4 | |
| 1983 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | |
| 1986 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 7 |
Honors
1978 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1978 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1980 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1980 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1982 - CFL CFL West All-Star
