Jimmy DavidDavid, James Theodoric (Hatchet)Height: 5-10 Weight: 178 Born: December 2, 1927 Florence, SC Died: July 29, 2007 MI High School: Chicora (Charleston, SC) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Colorado State | Lettered |
| 1949 | Colorado State | Lettered |
| 1950 | Colorado State | Lettered |
| 1951 | Colorado State | Lettered |
| Draft: 22nd round (261st overall) 1952 Detroit Lions |
| Military Service: United States Merchant Marine Service; United States Army |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Detroit Lions (NFL)1952 DET NFL | 25 | LDH | 12 | 12 |
| 1953 Detroit Lions (NFL)1953 DET NFL | 25 | LDH | 9? | 9? |
| 1954 Detroit Lions (NFL)1954 DET NFL | 25 | LDH | 12 | 12 |
| 1955 Detroit Lions (NFL)1955 DET NFL | 25 | LDH | 12 | 12 |
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL | 25 | LDH | 12 | 12 |
| 1957 Detroit Lions (NFL)1957 DET NFL | 25 | LDH | 12 | 12 |
| 1958 Detroit Lions (NFL)1958 DET NFL | 25 | LDH | 12 | 12 |
| 1959 Detroit Lions (NFL)1959 DET NFL | 25 | LDH | 12 | 12 |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 93 | 93 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/17/1952 | 1952 Detroit Lions (NFL)1952 DET NFL |
| Signed | 1952 Detroit Lions (NFL)1952 DET NFL | |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1960 | 1959 Detroit Lions (NFL)1959 DET NFL |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Detroit Lions (NFL)1952 DET NFL | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 15 | 0 |
| 1953 Detroit Lions (NFL)1953 DET NFL | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 21 | 0 |
| 1954 Detroit Lions (NFL)1954 DET NFL | 7 | 74 | 10.6 | 25 | 0 |
| 1955 Detroit Lions (NFL)1955 DET NFL | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 28 | 0 |
| 1956 Detroit Lions (NFL)1956 DET NFL | 7 | 4 | 0.6 | 3 | 0 |
| 1957 Detroit Lions (NFL)1957 DET NFL | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 17 | 0 |
| 1958 Detroit Lions (NFL)1958 DET NFL | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1959 Detroit Lions (NFL)1959 DET NFL | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 36 | 259 | 7.2 | 28 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 Detroit Lions (NFL)1955 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 Detroit Lions (NFL)1954 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 |
| 1957 Detroit Lions (NFL)1957 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 1958 Detroit Lions (NFL)1958 DET NFL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 0 |
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