Jim CallahanCallahan, James Ross (J.R.)Height: 5-11 Weight: 185 Born: December 19, 1920 Died: March 27, 1978 El Paso, TX High School: Wink (TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Texas Tech | Lettered |
| 1942 | Texas Tech | Lettered |
| 1943 | Texas | Lettered |
| Draft: 2nd round (13th overall) 1944 Brooklyn Tigers |
| Military Service: United States Marine Corps |
| NFL Game Logs |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | 88 | TB-LDH-FB-LB | 11 | 11 |
| 1 Year (NFL)1 Year NFL | 11 | 11 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/19/1944 | 1944 Brooklyn Tigers (NFL)1944 BKN NFL |
| Signed | 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | |
| Released | 1947 Detroit Lions (NFL)1947 DET NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | 52 | 86 | 1.7 | 40 | 2 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 52 | 86 | 1.7 | 40 | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | 67 | 22 | 32.8 | 38 | 359 | 5.4 | 16.3 | 56t | 2 | 3.0 | 7 | 10.4 | 22.1 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 67 | 22 | 32.8 | 38 | 359 | 5.4 | 16.3 | 56t | 2 | 3.0 | 7 | 10.4 | 22.1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 63 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 182 | 45.5 | 63 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | 6 | 133 | 22.2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 133 | 22.2 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 Detroit Lions (NFL)1946 DET NFL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -37 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -37 | 0 |
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