JAMES MCALISTERMcAlister, James EdwardHeight: 6-2 Weight: 205 Born: September 5, 1951 Little Rock, AR Died: March 31, 2018 Corona, CA High School: Blair (Pasadena, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UCLA | |
| 1971 | UCLA | Ineligible |
| 1972 | UCLA | Lettered |
| 1973 | UCLA | Lettered |
| Draft: 6th round (148th overall) 1974 Oakland Raiders; 1st round (7th overall) 1974 Southern California Sun |
| Relatives: Father of Chris McAlister |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Southern California Sun (WFL)1974 SC WFL | 42 | FB | ||
| 1975 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1975 PHI NFL | 42 | RB | 14 | 2 |
| 1976 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1976 PHI NFL | 43 | RB | 13 | 4 |
| 1978 New England Patriots (NFL)1978 NE NFL | 37 | RB | 16 | 0 |
| 3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL | 43 | 6 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/22/1974 | 1974 Southern California Sun (WFL)1974 SC WFL |
| Draft | 1/30/1974 | 1974 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1974 OAK NFL |
| Signed | 1/28/1974 | 1974 Southern California Sun (WFL)1974 SC WFL |
| Released | 1/9/1975 | 1974 Southern California Sun (WFL)1974 SC WFL |
| Signed | 3/12/1975 | 1975 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1975 OAK NFL |
| Traded | 8/7/1975 | 1975 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1975 PHI NFL |
| Released | 8/9/1977 | 1977 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1977 PHI NFL |
| Signed | 8/15/1977 | 1977 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1977 CLE NFL |
| Released | 9/7/1977 | 1977 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1977 CLE NFL |
| Signed | 5/3/1978 | 1978 New England Patriots (NFL)1978 NE NFL |
| Released | 8/27/1979 | 1979 New England Patriots (NFL)1979 NE NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Southern California Sun (WFL)1974 SC WFL | 6 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||||||
| 1975 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1975 PHI NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1978 New England Patriots (NFL)1978 NE NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Southern California Sun (WFL)1974 SC WFL | 114 | 531 | 4.7 | 20 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1975 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1975 PHI NFL | 103 | 335 | 3.3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1976 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1976 PHI NFL | 68 | 265 | 3.9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 New England Patriots (NFL)1978 NE NFL | 19 | 77 | 4.1 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 190 | 677 | 3.6 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Southern California Sun (WFL)1974 SC WFL | 65 | 772 | 11.9 | 70 | 4 | ||||||
| 1975 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1975 PHI NFL | 17 | 134 | 7.9 | 39t | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1976 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1976 PHI NFL | 12 | 72 | 6.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1978 New England Patriots (NFL)1978 NE NFL | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 30 | 218 | 7.3 | 39t | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1975 PHI NFL | 12 | 278 | 23.2 | 42 | 0 | ||||
| 1976 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1976 PHI NFL | 9 | 172 | 19.1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 New England Patriots (NFL)1978 NE NFL | 10 | 186 | 18.6 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 31 | 636 | 20.5 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1975 PHI NFL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1976 PHI NFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 New England Patriots (NFL)1978 NE NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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