Jim Bertelsen
James Allen Bertelsen
Born: February 26, 1950
St. Paul, MN USA
Deceased: May 7, 2021
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 205
College: Texas
High School: Hudson (WI)
Career: 1972-1976
Drafted: 1972 in Round 2, #30 overall by the Los Angeles Rams
Jim Bertelsen played from 1972 to 1976 during his career with the Los Angeles Rams. Bertelsen ran for 2,466 yards in his career on 614 attempts, scoring 16 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 88 passes for 1,014 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 123 | 581 | 4.7 | 42 | 5 |
| 1973 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 206 | 854 | 4.1 | 49 | 4 |
| 1974 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 127 | 419 | 3.3 | 20 | 2 |
| 1975 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 116 | 457 | 3.9 | 19 | 3 |
| 1976 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 42 | 155 | 3.7 | 18 | 2 |
| Totals | 614 | 2466 | 4.0 | 49 | 16 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 29 | 331 | 11.4 | 22 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 19 | 267 | 14.1 | 44 | 1 |
| 1974 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 20 | 175 | 8.8 | 19 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 208 | 14.9 | 22 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 88 | 1014 | 11.5 | 44 | 2 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 232 | 14.5 | 60 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 26 | 259 | 10.0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 132 | 12.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 143 | 13.0 | 38 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 74 | 821 | 11.1 | 60 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 25 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 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 |
| 1972 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| 1973 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| 1974 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1975 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1976 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Totals | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 8 |
| 1973 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 14 |
| 1974 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 13 |
| 1975 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 0 |
