Jim Cason
James Allnut Cason, Jr.
Born: July 25, 1927
Sondheimer, LA USA
Deceased: November 24, 2013
Harligen, TX
Position: DB-HB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 171
College: LSU
High School: Victoria (TX)
Career: 1948-1956
Drafted: 1948 in Round 7, #55 overall by the Chicago Cardinals
Jim Cason played from 1948 to 1956 during his career with the Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Cason ran for 377 yards in his career on 93 attempts, scoring 4 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 49 passes for 596 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AAFC San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | 135.4 |
| 1953 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 28 | 4.7 | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | 16.7 | 28 | 46.5 |
| 1954 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 40 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 25 | 27.7 |
| AAFC | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 38 | 19.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 38 | ||
| NFL | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 40 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 25 | ||
| CFL | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 28 | 4.7 | 1 | 16.7 | 1 | 16.7 | 28 | ||
| Totals | 21 | 9 | 42.9 | 106 | 5.0 | 2 | 9.5 | 2 | 9.5 | 38 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC San Francisco 49ers | 20 | 146 | 7.3 | 59 | 2 |
| 1949 | AAFC San Francisco 49ers | 21 | 70 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1950 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 38 | 129 | 3.4 | 24 | 1 |
| 1951 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1953 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 11 | 26 | 2.4 | 7 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| AAFC | 41 | 216 | 5.3 | 59 | 3 | |
| NFL | 41 | 135 | 3.3 | 24 | 1 | |
| CFL | 11 | 26 | 2.4 | 7 | 0 | |
| Totals | 93 | 377 | 4.1 | 59 | 4 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 0 | 1 |
| 1949 | AAFC San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 30 | 374 | 12.5 | 43 | 3 |
| 1951 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1953 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 9 | 77 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 |
| AAFC | 9 | 137 | 15.2 | 0 | 1 | |
| NFL | 31 | 382 | 12.3 | 43 | 3 | |
| CFL | 9 | 77 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 49 | 596 | 12.2 | 43 | 4 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC San Francisco 49ers | 22 | 309 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AAFC San Francisco 49ers | 21 | 351 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 173 | 15.7 | 33 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 115 | 8.8 | 20 | 0 |
| 1953 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 182 | 10.1 | 33 | 0 |
| AAFC | 43 | 660 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 24 | 288 | 12.0 | 33 | 0 | |
| CFL | 18 | 182 | 10.1 | 33 | 0 | |
| Totals | 85 | 1130 | 13.3 | 33 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 212 | 21.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AAFC San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 247 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 196 | 19.6 | 41 | 0 |
| 1953 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 7 | 152 | 21.7 | 30 | 0 |
| AAFC | 21 | 459 | 21.9 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 12 | 244 | 20.3 | 41 | 0 | |
| CFL | 7 | 152 | 21.7 | 30 | 0 | |
| Totals | 40 | 855 | 21.4 | 41 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AAFC San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 152 | 16.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 147 | 18.4 | 65 | 1 |
| 1952 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1953 | CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 25 | 1 |
| 1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 29 | 0 |
| AAFC | 14 | 198 | 14.1 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 20 | 277 | 13.8 | 65 | 2 | |
| CFL | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 490 | 13.6 | 65 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 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 |
| 1948 | AAFC San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
| 1949 | AAFC San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1950 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||
| 1951 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1955 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| AAFC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| NFL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
| Totals | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC | San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 5 |
| 1949 | AAFC | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 6 |
| 1950 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 0 |
| 1953 | CFL | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 5 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 0 |
| 1955 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 0 |
| 1956 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 0 |
Honors
1949 - AAFC International News Service All-NFL/AAFC (1st Team)
