Jim Fraser (American football)
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Position: | Linebacker Punter | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | May 29, 1936||||||||||||
Died: | April 18, 2020 Lansdale, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 83)||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 236 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Germantown (Fort Washington, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||
College: | Wisconsin | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1959 / round: 21 / pick: 250 | ||||||||||||
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James Gallagher Fraser (May 29, 1936 – April 18, 2020) was an American professional football linebacker and punter who played in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin and was drafted in the 21st round (250th overall) of the 1959 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns. He played three seasons for the Denver Broncos and one season with the Kansas City Chiefs, the Boston Patriots and the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL).
Fraser led the AFL in average yards per punt with the Broncos from 1962–1964.[1][2][3]
Coaching career
[edit]Following his retirement, Fraser became a coach, serving at Cornell, Illinois, Trinity Valley School, and Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia. He spent 70 summers at Camp Tecumseh on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire as a camper, counselor, and coach.[4]
Death
[edit]Fraser died from the coronavirus on April 18, 2020.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "1962 AFL Punting Statistics | The Football Database". FootballDB.com. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ "1963 AFL Punting Statistics | The Football Database". FootballDB.com. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ "1964 AFL Punting Statistics | The Football Database". FootballDB.com. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- ^ a b Joe Juliano (May 15, 2020). "James Fraser, 83, pro football player, lifetime camper". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Pro Football Reference
- 1936 births
- 2020 deaths
- American Football League All-Star players
- American Football League players
- American football linebackers
- American football punters
- Boston Patriots players
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania
- Denver Broncos (AFL) players
- New Orleans Saints players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- Players of American football from Philadelphia
- Wisconsin Badgers football players