Craig James (American football)
James (right) playing for the Patriots in 1985
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 2, 1961 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Jacksonville, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | SMU | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1983 / Round: 7 / Pick: 187 | ||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 2,469 |
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| Average: | 4.2 |
| Rushing TDs: | 11 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Jesse Craig James (born January 2, 1961) is a former American sports commentator on the ABC and ESPN television networks.
Prior to becoming a sportscaster, James was a professional football player for the New England Patriots of the National Football League and for the Washington Federals of the United States Football League. He ran for a seat in the U.S. Senate in Texas in 2012, but was defeated in the first round of the Republican primary.
James was born in Jacksonville, Texas, in 1961 and grew up in the Houston, Texas area. When he was in the first grade, his parents divorced and he moved with his mother and brother to Pasadena, Texas. James has talked about growing up witnessing his mother being abused and struggling financially to support her sons.
James attended Stratford High School in Houston, where he was a star running back on their 1978 Texas class 4A championship football team, setting the single-season Texas 4A rushing record with 2,411 yards gained in 15 games. James also played on his high school baseball team and was offered a contract by the New York Yankees out of high school to play first base for them, but chose to pursue a football career instead.
James was heavily recruited out of high school and decided to attend Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. James stated that he decided on SMU because his girlfriend at the time (and future wife), Marilyn, had previously decided to go there. Parade's national high school running back of the year, Eric Dickerson, also signed with SMU. The star running back tandem became known as "The Pony Express" and would alternate carries throughout their four-year careers at SMU.
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