Jimmy Patton
James Russell Patton Jr.
Born: September 29, 1933
Greenville, MS USA
Deceased: December 22, 1972
Villa Rica, GA
Position: DB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 183
College: Mississippi
High School: E.E. Bass (Greenville, MS)
Career: 1955-1966
Drafted: 1955 in Round 8, #92 overall by the New York Giants
Jimmy Patton played from 1955 to 1966 during his career with the New York Giants. Patton intercepted 52 passes for 712 yards in his career.
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Rushing:
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 69 | 1 |
| 1956 | NFL New York Giants | 12 | 17 | 1.4 | 6 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL New York Giants | 11 | 29 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL New York Giants | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 14 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 143 | 3.9 | 69 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 229 | 45.8 | 98 | 1 |
| 1956 | NFL New York Giants | 13 | 283 | 21.8 | 31 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL New York Giants | 10 | 223 | 22.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 735 | 26.2 | 98 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 50 | 1 |
| 1958 | NFL New York Giants | 11 | 183 | 16.6 | 42 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 100 | 16.7 | 34 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL New York Giants | 8 | 163 | 20.4 | 51 | 1 |
| 1962 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 125 | 17.9 | 45 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 20 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 52 | 712 | 13.7 | 51 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1955 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1957 | NFL New York Giants | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1961 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NFL | New York Giants | 11 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 | NFL | New York Giants | 11 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | New York Giants | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | NFL | New York Giants | 13 | 0 |
Honors
1958 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1958 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1958 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1960 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1961 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1962 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1962 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1962 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1962 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1963 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
