Jim Brandt
James Richard Brandt
Born: May 19, 1929
Fargo, ND USA
Deceased: November 18, 2020
Rochester, MN
Position: DB-HB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 205
College: St. Thomas
High School: Bold (Olivia, MN)
Career: 1952-1955
Drafted: 1951 in Round 12, #140 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim Brandt played from 1952 to 1955 during his career with the Montreal Alouettes and Pittsburgh Steelers. Brandt ran for 225 yards in his career on 70 attempts, scoring 4 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 3 passes for 24 yards.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 42 | 106 | 2.5 | 9 | 3 |
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 19 | 82 | 4.3 | 20 | 1 |
| 1955 | CFL Montreal Alouettes | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 11 | 0 |
| NFL | 61 | 188 | 3.1 | 20 | 4 | |
| CFL | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 11 | 0 | |
| Totals | 70 | 225 | 3.2 | 20 | 4 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| NFL | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 18 | 0 |
| NFL | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 18 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 18 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 135 | 22.5 | 44 | 0 |
| NFL | 7 | 159 | 22.7 | 44 | 0 | |
| Totals | 7 | 159 | 22.7 | 44 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 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 |
| 1953 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1954 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 0 |
| 1955 | CFL | Montreal Alouettes | 1 |
