Jim Jensen (running back)
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| Position: | Running back / tight end | ||||
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| Date of birth: | November 28, 1953 | ||||
| Place of birth: | Waterloo, Iowa | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 232 lb (105 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Davenport (IA) Central | ||||
| College: | Iowa | ||||
| NFL Draft: | 1976 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40 | ||||
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| Games played: | 78 |
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James Douglas Jensen (born November 28, 1953) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, and the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at the University of Iowa.
Jensen attended Davenport Central High School where he was a multiple state champion in track and field, winning the indoor high and low hurdles, the pentathlon, the outdoor high hurdles and was a member of the state champion mile medley relay team.
He accepted a scholarship from the University of Iowa. Measuring 6' 3", 230 lbs. and running a 4.4 40-yard dash, he earned eight varsity letters, four in football and four in track and field. In football, he was the team's leading rusher as a sophomore and junior, finishing his career with 367 carries for 1,661 rushing yards (4.5-yard avg.) and 9 touchdowns. In track, he competed as a hurdler.
In 1988, he was inducted into the Iowa High School Sports Hall of Fame and to the Quad Cities Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.
Jensen was selected in the second round (40th overall) of the 1976 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. As a rookie, he played mainly on special teams, and because of his versatility and size, he was moved between running back and tight end.
In 1977, he became expendable when Tony Dorsett was drafted, so he was traded to the Denver Broncos in exchange for a sixth round draft choice (#160-Mike Salzano), after never having a rushing attempt with the Cowboys.
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