James Mungro
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| Date of birth | February 13, 1978 |
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| Place of birth | East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Position(s) | Running back |
| College | Syracuse |
| NFL draft | 2002 / Undrafted |
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| 2002 | Detroit Lions* |
| 2002–2006 | Indianapolis Colts |
| *Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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James Olevia Mungro, II (born February 13, 1978 in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) is a former American football running back. He retired from the NFL due to a severe ACL injury he received in a pre-season game in 2006. His entire NFL career was with the Indianapolis Colts, with whom he won Super Bowl XLI with, beating the Chicago Bears. He attended Syracuse University.
James Mungro attended East Stroudsburg South High School and was coached by Ed Christian. He was Parade and Street and Smith’s All-America grid performer. He was also Pennsylvania Player-of-the-Year as a junior and all-state selection in his final two seasons. He rushed for 2,541 yards and 34 TDs as senior. He set the Pennsylvania state record after rushing for 8,432 yards and totaling 9,513 all-purpose yards during his career. Overall, he set 48 team records during his high school career and was three-time team MVP. He now resides in Camillus, NY with his wife Jessica.
Mungro was a four-year letterman who totaled 529–2, 869, 29 touchdowns (TD) rushing for the Syracuse University Orangemen. He had his best year as a senior with 1,170, 14 TDs rushing. His yardage total ranked as third-best seasonal performance in school history. Named Insight.com Bowl Offensive Player of the Game after rushing for 19–112 in a win over Kansas State. He was 115–797, 7 TDs as junior in 10 games. His seasonal 6.9 rushing average ranked him third-best in school history. Mungro started one of twelve games as a with 116–537, 5 TDs rushing. He was named Music City Bowl MVP after rushing 12–162, 2 TDs against the University of Kentucky, including a career-long 86-yard TD burst. He played in eight games as a freshman and was 50-365, 3 TDs rushing. Mungro graduated with a major in physical education.
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