Jim Lindsey
James Edgar Lindsey
Born: November 24, 1944
Caldwell, AR USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210
College: Arkansas
High School: Forrest City (AR)
Career: 1966-1972
Drafted: 1966 in Round 2, #17 overall (AFL) by the Buffalo Bills
Drafted: 1966 in Round 2, #27 overall by the Minnesota Vikings
Jim Lindsey played from 1966 to 1972 during his career with the Minnesota Vikings. Lindsey ran for 566 yards in his career on 178 attempts, scoring 6 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 56 passes for 632 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 57 | 146 | 2.6 | 14 | 1 |
| 1967 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 53 | 152 | 2.9 | 9 | 4 |
| 1969 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 10 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 47 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 46 | 182 | 4.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 178 | 566 | 3.2 | 19 | 6 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 20 | 250 | 12.5 | 46 | 2 |
| 1967 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 148 | 9.9 | 22 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 30 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 49 | 1 |
| 1971 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 9 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 56 | 632 | 11.3 | 49 | 4 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 22 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 37 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 200 | 18.2 | 37 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1968 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1969 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1970 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 8 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 0 |
