Dick James
Richard Alwin James
Born: May 22, 1934
Grants Pass, OR USA
Deceased: June 28, 2000
Medford, OR
Position: HB-DB
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 179
College: Oregon
High School: Grants Pass (OR)
Career: 1956-1965
Drafted: 1956 in Round 8, #94 overall by the Washington Redskins
Dick James played from 1956 to 1965 during his career with the Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants and Washington Redskins. James ran for 1,930 yards in his career on 502 attempts, scoring 19 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 104 passes for 1,669 yards and 15 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1961 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 42.7 |
| 1963 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1964 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 7 | 1 | 14.3 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14.3 | 15 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 58 | 280 | 4.8 | 41 | 1 |
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 24 | 88 | 3.7 | 14 | 1 |
| 1959 | NFL Washington Redskins | 100 | 384 | 3.8 | 39 | 3 |
| 1960 | NFL Washington Redskins | 73 | 199 | 2.7 | 27 | 4 |
| 1961 | NFL Washington Redskins | 71 | 374 | 5.3 | 39 | 3 |
| 1962 | NFL Washington Redskins | 9 | 13 | 1.4 | 7 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Washington Redskins | 105 | 384 | 3.7 | 15 | 4 |
| 1964 | NFL New York Giants | 55 | 189 | 3.4 | 18 | 3 |
| Totals | 502 | 1930 | 3.8 | 41 | 19 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 7 | 127 | 18.1 | 34 | 2 |
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Washington Redskins | 13 | 192 | 14.8 | 41 | 1 |
| 1960 | NFL Washington Redskins | 16 | 243 | 15.2 | 49 | 2 |
| 1961 | NFL Washington Redskins | 20 | 298 | 14.9 | 44 | 2 |
| 1962 | NFL Washington Redskins | 19 | 373 | 19.6 | 49 | 5 |
| 1963 | NFL Washington Redskins | 15 | 302 | 20.1 | 77 | 2 |
| 1964 | NFL New York Giants | 12 | 101 | 8.4 | 34 | 1 |
| Totals | 104 | 1669 | 16.0 | 77 | 15 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 210 | 35.0 | 51 |
| 1964 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 |
| Totals | 7 | 245 | 35.0 | 51 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 11 | 83 | 7.5 | 27 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 21 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Washington Redskins | 21 | 95 | 4.5 | 26 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Washington Redskins | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 20 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Washington Redskins | 12 | 90 | 7.5 | 18 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Washington Redskins | 19 | 145 | 7.6 | 33 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Washington Redskins | 16 | 214 | 13.4 | 39 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL New York Giants | 21 | 153 | 7.3 | 31 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 120 | 952 | 7.9 | 39 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 9 | 181 | 20.1 | 27 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 12 | 259 | 21.6 | 38 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 9 | 212 | 23.6 | 39 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Washington Redskins | 23 | 503 | 21.9 | 38 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Washington Redskins | 19 | 458 | 24.1 | 48 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Washington Redskins | 21 | 617 | 29.4 | 48 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Washington Redskins | 32 | 889 | 27.8 | 72 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Washington Redskins | 30 | 830 | 27.7 | 48 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL New York Giants | 23 | 515 | 22.4 | 30 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 212 | 19.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Totals | 189 | 4676 | 24.7 | 72 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 23 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 25 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 142 | 11.8 | 28 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | NFL Washington Redskins | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1963 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 34 | 12 | 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 |
| 1956 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1958 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1959 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||
| 1960 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| 1961 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||
| 1962 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||
| 1963 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||
| 1964 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| Totals | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 10 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 12 |
| 1959 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 0 |
