Jim Thorpe
James A. Thorpe
Born: January 10, 1946
Manhasset, NY
Deceased: July 1, 2020
Glen Cove, NY
Position: WR
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 185
College: Hofstra
High School: Manhasset (NY)
Career: 1969-1975
Jim Thorpe played from 1969 to 1975 during his career with the Portland Thunder, Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Thorpe caught 227 passes for 4,295 yards and 35 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | 1970 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 41 | 118.8 | 1971 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 118.8 | 1972 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 79 | 39.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 48 | 118.8 |
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| CFL | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 154 | 38.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 48 | ||
| Totals | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 154 | 38.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 48 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1969 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 21 | 47 | 2.2 | 14 | 0 | 1970 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | 1971 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1972 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFL | 27 | 82 | 3.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Totals | 27 | 82 | 3.0 | 15 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1969 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 26 | 724 | 27.8 | 87 | 8 | 1970 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 43 | 671 | 15.6 | 75 | 6 | 1971 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 70 | 1436 | 20.5 | 94 | 9 | 1972 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 70 | 1260 | 18.0 | 97 | 11 | 1975 | WFL Portland Thunder | 18 | 204 | 11.3 | 39 | 1 |
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| CFL | 209 | 4091 | 19.6 | 97 | 34 | |
| WFL | 18 | 204 | 11.3 | 39 | 1 | |
| Totals | 227 | 4295 | 18.9 | 97 | 35 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | 1971 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 49 | 1802 | 36.8 | 54 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFL | 49 | 1802 | 36.8 | 54 | |
| Totals | 49 | 1802 | 36.8 | 54 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1969 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 12 | 279 | 23.2 | 37 | 0 | 1970 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 8 | 185 | 23.1 | 38 | 0 | 1972 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 38 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFL | 23 | 521 | 22.7 | 38 | 0 | |
| Totals | 23 | 521 | 22.7 | 38 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1971 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 1969 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1970 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1971 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1972 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 1975 | WFL Portland Thunder | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| CFL | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | |
| WFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Totals | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1969 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 1970 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 12 | 1971 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 1972 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 16 | 1975 | WFL | Portland Thunder |
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Honors
1970 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1970 - CFL CFL East All-Star
1971 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1971 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1972 - CFL CFL West All-Star
