Jim Steffen
James William Steffen
Born: May 1, 1936
Orange, CA USA
Deceased: April 23, 2015
Position: DB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 195
College: Occidental, UCLA
High School: Tustin (CA)
Career: 1959-1965
Drafted: 1959 in Round 13, #149 overall by the Detroit Lions
Jim Steffen played from 1959 to 1965 during his career with the Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins. Steffen intercepted 17 passes for 264 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 14 | 83 | 5.9 | 29 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 11 | 95 | 8.6 | 45 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Washington Redskins | 8 | 58 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 83 | 16.6 | 45 | 0 |
| Totals | 47 | 349 | 7.4 | 45 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | NFL Detroit Lions | 8 | 225 | 28.1 | 55 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Detroit Lions | 19 | 435 | 22.9 | 43 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL Washington Redskins | 10 | 256 | 25.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 107 | 26.8 | 39 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Totals | 44 | 1107 | 25.2 | 55 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 37 | 9.2 | 36 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL Washington Redskins | 5 | 140 | 28.0 | 78 | 1 |
| 1964 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Totals | 17 | 264 | 15.5 | 78 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1962 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1964 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 39 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1962 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1963 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 8 | 0 |
| 1960 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 8 | 0 |
| 1961 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 6 | 0 |
| 1962 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 0 |
| 1963 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 13 | 0 |
| 1964 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 13 | 0 |
| 1965 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 0 |
