Jim Whalen
James Francis Whalen Jr.
Born: May 20, 1943
Cambridge, MA USA
Deceased: December 20, 2012
Gloucester, MA
Position: TE
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210
College: Boston Col.
High School: Latin (Cambridge, MA)
Career: 1965-1971
Drafted: 1965 in Round 3, #23 overall (AFL) by the Boston Patriots
Drafted: 1965 in Round 4, #51 overall by the Minnesota Vikings
Jim Whalen played from 1965 to 1971 during his career with the Boston Patriots, Denver Broncos and Philadelphia Eagles. Whalen caught 197 passes for 3,155 yards and 20 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | AFL Boston Patriots | 22 | 381 | 17.3 | 67 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL Boston Patriots | 29 | 502 | 17.3 | 45 | 4 |
| 1967 | AFL Boston Patriots | 39 | 651 | 16.7 | 41 | 5 |
| 1968 | AFL Boston Patriots | 47 | 718 | 15.3 | 87 | 7 |
| 1969 | AFL Boston Patriots | 16 | 235 | 14.7 | 47 | 1 |
| 1970 | NFL Denver Broncos | 36 | 503 | 14.0 | 34 | 3 |
| 1971 | NFL Denver Broncos | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 41 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 41 | 0 |
| AFL | 153 | 2487 | 16.3 | 87 | 17 | |
| NFL | 44 | 668 | 15.2 | 41 | 3 | |
| Totals | 197 | 3155 | 16.0 | 87 | 20 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | AFL Boston Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| AFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 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 |
| 1966 | AFL Boston Patriots | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1967 | AFL Boston Patriots | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1968 | AFL Boston Patriots | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1969 | AFL Boston Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1970 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| AFL | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | |
| NFL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Totals | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 0 |
| 1967 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 13 |
| 1969 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 14 | 11 |
| 1970 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 13 |
| 1971 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 3 | 2 |
| 1971 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 |
Honors
1968 - AFL Associated Press All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL Newspaper Enterprise Association All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL New York Daily News All-AFL (2nd Team)
1968 - AFL Pro Football Weekly All-AFL (1st Team)
1968 - AFL United Press International All-AFL (1st Team)
