Jimmy Sears
James Herbert Sears
Born: March 20, 1931
Los Angeles, CA USA
Deceased: January 4, 2002
Woodland Hills, CA
Position: DB-HB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 183
College: USC
High School: Inglewood (CA)
Career: 1954-1961
Drafted: 1953 in Round 6, #62 overall by the Baltimore Colts
Jimmy Sears played from 1954 to 1961 during his career with the Chicago Cardinals, Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers. Sears ran for 119 yards in his career on 34 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 18 passes for 253 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 1958 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| NFL | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 17 | 68 | 4.0 | 49 | 1 |
| 1958 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 17 | 51 | 3.0 | 13 | 0 |
| NFL | 34 | 119 | 3.5 | 49 | 1 | |
| Totals | 34 | 119 | 3.5 | 49 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 27 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 13 | 187 | 14.4 | 55 | 2 |
| NFL | 18 | 253 | 14.1 | 55 | 2 | |
| Totals | 18 | 253 | 14.1 | 55 | 2 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 14 | 94 | 6.7 | 27 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL Los Angeles Chargers | 9 | 101 | 11.2 | 37 | 0 |
| NFL | 15 | 94 | 6.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| AFL | 9 | 101 | 11.2 | 37 | 0 | |
| Totals | 24 | 195 | 8.1 | 37 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 8 | 220 | 27.5 | 33 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 32 | 756 | 23.6 | 50 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL Los Angeles Chargers | 8 | 155 | 19.4 | 24 | 0 |
| NFL | 42 | 1014 | 24.1 | 50 | 0 | |
| AFL | 8 | 155 | 19.4 | 24 | 0 | |
| Totals | 50 | 1169 | 23.4 | 50 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | AFL Los Angeles Chargers | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 26 | 0 |
| AFL | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 26 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 26 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | AFL Los Angeles Chargers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 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 |
| 1957 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1958 | NFL Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| NFL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Totals | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 0 |
| 1958 | NFL | Chicago Cardinals | 12 | 0 |
| 1960 | AFL | Los Angeles Chargers | 10 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL | Denver Broncos | 2 | 0 |
