James WestWest, James NewcombePosition: LB Height: 6-2 Weight: 220 Born: December 19, 1955 Fort Worth, TX High School: Ross Shaw Sterling (Houston, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Texas Southern | |
| 1977 | Texas Southern | |
| 1978 | Texas Southern | |
| 1979 | Texas Southern |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 5/9/1980 | 1980 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1980 OAK NFL |
| Released | 8/18/1980 | 1980 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1980 OAK NFL |
| Signed | 1982 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1982 CAL CFL | |
| Free Agent | 3/1/1984 | 1984 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1984 CAL CFL |
| Signed | 4/29/1985 | 1985 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1985 STL NFL |
| Released | 1985 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1985 STL NFL | |
| Signed | 1985 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1985 WPG CFL | |
| Traded | 1993 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1993 BC CFL | |
| Released | 1994 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1994 BC CFL |
| AWARDS |
|---|
| 1987 Official All-CFL |
| 1989 Official All-CFL |
| 2016 CANADIAN FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1984 CAL CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1986 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1986 WPG CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1992 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1992 WPG CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1983 CAL CFL | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 36 | 0 |
| 1984 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1984 CAL CFL | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 25 | 1 |
| 1986 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1986 WPG CFL | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1988 WPG CFL | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 40 | 0 |
| 1989 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1989 WPG CFL | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 35 | 0 |
| 1990 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1990 WPG CFL | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 17 | 0 |
| 1991 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1991 WPG CFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1992 WPG CFL | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 32 | 0 |
| 1993 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1993 BC CFL | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 21 | 301 | 14.3 | 40 | 2 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1982 CAL CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1983 CAL CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 Calgary Stampeders (CFL)1984 CAL CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1986 WPG CFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1987 WPG CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1988 WPG CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1990 WPG CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1991 WPG CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1992 WPG CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1993 BC CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 1 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1987 WPG CFL | 75 | - | |||||||
| 1988 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1988 WPG CFL | 76 | - | |||||||
| 1989 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1989 WPG CFL | 69 | - | |||||||
| 1990 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1990 WPG CFL | 37 | - | |||||||
| 1991 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1991 WPG CFL | 81 | 65 | 16 | - | 4 | ||||
| 1992 Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)1992 WPG CFL | 62 | 56 | 6 | - | 0 | ||||
| 1993 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1993 BC CFL | 81 | 79 | 2 | - | 5 | ||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 481 | 200 | 24 | 9 |
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