James Ford
James Leon Ford
Born: September 11, 1949
Jacksonville, FL USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 200
College: Texas Southern
High School: New Stanton (Jacksonville, FL)
Career: 1971-1975
Drafted: 1971 in Round 13, #337 overall by the Dallas Cowboys
James Ford played from 1971 to 1975 during his career with the Charlotte Hornets, New Orleans Saints and New York Stars. Ford ran for 802 yards in his career on 212 attempts, scoring 5 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 17 passes for 175 yards.
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Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1971 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 93 | 379 | 4.1 | 35 | 2 |
1972 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 11 | 28 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 |
1974 | WFL New York Stars | 103 | 383 | 3.7 | 36 | 3 |
1975 | WFL Charlotte Hornets | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 |
NFL | 104 | 407 | 3.9 | 35 | 2 | |
WFL | 108 | 395 | 3.7 | 36 | 3 | |
Totals | 212 | 802 | 3.8 | 36 | 5 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1971 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 10 | 0 |
1972 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
1974 | WFL New York Stars | 9 | 112 | 12.4 | 19 | 0 |
NFL | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 10 | 0 | |
WFL | 9 | 112 | 12.4 | 19 | 0 | |
Totals | 17 | 175 | 10.3 | 19 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1971 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
1974 | WFL New York Stars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||
NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
WFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1971 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 9 | 0 |
1972 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 5 | 0 |
1974 | WFL | New York Stars | ||
1975 | WFL | Charlotte Hornets | 4 | 0 |