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JIM NANCE

Nance, James Solomon
Height: 6-1 Weight: 241
Born: December 30, 1942 Indiana, PA
Died: June 16, 1992 Quincy, MA
High School: Indiana (PA)

Year	College	Status
1961	Syracuse
1962	Syracuse	Lettered
1963	Syracuse	Lettered
1964	Syracuse	Lettered

Draft: 19th round (151st overall) 1965 Boston Patriots; 4th round (45th overall) 1965 Chicago Bears

Military Service: United States National Guard

NFL Transactions

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1965 Boston Patriots (AFL)	35	FB	14	8
1966 Boston Patriots (AFL)	35	FB	14	14
1967 Boston Patriots (AFL)	35	FB	14	14
1968 Boston Patriots (AFL)	35	RB	12	12
1969 Boston Patriots (AFL)	35	RB	14	14
1970 Boston Patriots (NFL)	35	RB	13	13
1971 New England Patriots (NFL)	35	RB	13	13
1973 New York Jets (NFL)	35	RB	7	1
1974 Houston Texans-Shreveport Steamer (WFL)	35	FB	20
1975 Shreveport Steamer (WFL)	35	FB	12
8 Years (NFL)			101	89

AWARDS
1966 Associated Press AFL Most Valuable Player
1966 Associated Press All-AFL
1966 New York Daily News All-AFL
1966 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL
1966 The Sporting News AFL Player of the Year
1966 The Sporting News All-AFL
1966 United Press International AFL Player of the Year
1966 United Press International All-AFL
1967 Associated Press All-AFL
1967 New York Daily News All-AFL
1967 Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL
1967 United Press International All-AFL
1967 United Press International All-NFL

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1965 Boston Patriots (AFL)	5	0	0		0	0		0	0		-	0	30
1966 Boston Patriots (AFL)	11	0	0		0	0		0	0		-	0	66
1967 Boston Patriots (AFL)	8	0	0		0	1		0	0		-	0	48
1968 Boston Patriots (AFL)	4	0	0		0	0		0	0		-	0	24
1969 Boston Patriots (AFL)	6	0	0		0	0		0	0		-	0	36
1970 Boston Patriots (NFL)	7	0	0					0	0		-	0	42
1971 New England Patriots (NFL)	5	0	0					0	0		-	0	30
1974 Houston Texans-Shreveport Steamer (WFL)	8	1					-	0			-	0	57
1975 Shreveport Steamer (WFL)	8	2					-	0			-	0	58
Career Totals (NFL)	46	0	0		0	1		0	0		-	0	276

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	G20+	G40+	FUM
1965 Boston Patriots (AFL)	111	321	2.9	20	5			0
1966 Boston Patriots (AFL)	299	1458	4.9	65t	11
1967 Boston Patriots (AFL)	269	1216	4.5	53	7
1968 Boston Patriots (AFL)	177	593	3.4	30t	4			0
1969 Boston Patriots (AFL)	193	750	3.9	43	6
1970 Boston Patriots (NFL)	145	522	3.6	21t	7			0
1971 New England Patriots (NFL)	129	463	3.6	50t	5
1973 New York Jets (NFL)	18	78	4.3	18	0		0	0
1974 Houston Texans-Shreveport Steamer (WFL)	300	1240	4.1	27	8			0
1975 Shreveport Steamer (WFL)	190	767	4.0	35	7			0
Career Totals (NFL)	1341	5401	4.0	65t	45		0	0

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	G20+	G40+	FUM
1965 Boston Patriots (AFL)		12		83	6.9	22	0			0
1966 Boston Patriots (AFL)		8		103	12.9	45	0
1967 Boston Patriots (AFL)		22		196	8.9	36	1			0
1968 Boston Patriots (AFL)		14		51	3.6	13	0		0	0
1969 Boston Patriots (AFL)		29		168	5.8	27	0			0
1970 Boston Patriots (NFL)		26		148	5.7	16	0		0	0
1971 New England Patriots (NFL)		18		95	5.3	12	0		0	0
1973 New York Jets (NFL)		4		26	6.5	9	0		0	0
1974 Houston Texans-Shreveport Steamer (WFL)		14		84	6.0	23	0			0
1975 Shreveport Steamer (WFL)		24		206	8.6	17	1		0	0
Career Totals (NFL)		133		870	6.5	45	1		0	0

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	G20+	G40+	FUM
1965 Boston Patriots (AFL)	1	0	16	16.0	16	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)	1	0	16	16.0	16	0	0	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	G20+	G40+	FUM
1965 Boston Patriots (AFL)	3		40	13.3	19	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)	3		40	13.3	19	0	0	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1965 Boston Patriots (AFL)	2						0
1966 Boston Patriots (AFL)	7						0
1967 Boston Patriots (AFL)	10		1	0	1	0	0
1968 Boston Patriots (AFL)	2		0	0	0	0	0
1969 Boston Patriots (AFL)	1		0	0	0	0	0
1970 Boston Patriots (NFL)	6		0	0	0	0	0
1971 New England Patriots (NFL)	2		1	0	1	0	0
1973 New York Jets (NFL)	1		0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)	31		2	0	2	0	0

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