Jimmy Farris
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | April 13, 1978 Lewiston, Idaho, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Lewiston (ID) | ||||||||
| College: | Montana | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2001 | ||||||||
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James Robert Farris (born April 13, 1978) is a former American football wide receiver who retired from the National Football League (NFL) in 2009. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Congress in 2012.
Early years
[edit]Farris attended Lewiston High School in Lewiston, Idaho, and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, Farris helped in leading his team to their first Idaho High School Football State Championship as a sophomore, and as a senior, to the State Football Championship Game and finished his senior season with 78 receptions for 1,510 yards and 18 touchdowns. In basketball, he was named the team's most valuable player as a senior.
College
[edit]Farris attended the University of Montana, where he was a four-year letterman and All-American for the Montana Grizzlies, leading them to the National Championship game in 2000. His game-winning catch in the semi-final game against Appalachian State sent the "Griz" to their third championship game appearance in six years.[1]
NFL career
[edit]He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2001. Farris has also been a member of the New England Patriots, Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins[2] and Jacksonville Jaguars.
He has worked for Comcast Sports Southeast as a host and analyst on Sportsnite, as well as host his own NFL Fantasy Football web show called Side:Line with Jimmy Farris. Farris currently works as a guest NFL analyst on CBS46 in Atlanta, GA.
Political career
[edit]In 2012 Farris was the Democratic candidate for the United States House of Representatives in Idaho's 1st congressional district, running against the incumbent, Republican Raúl Labrador.[3] He defeated Cynthia Clinkingbeard in the Democratic Party primary on May 15.[4] Labrador won the general election, 63% to 30.8%.[5]
Farris was a candidate for an open Idaho House of Representatives seat in the Garden City-based District 16 in 2014, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by teacher and activist John McCrostie.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Neighbor, Fritz (December 11, 2009). "FCS SEMIFINALS: Jimmy Farris was toast of the town in 2000". Missoulian. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- ^ Steinberg, Dan (November 15, 2007). "Jimmy Farris + T.O." The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- ^ Russell, Betsy Z. (February 13, 2012). "Idaho Rep. Labrador launches re-election bid". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- ^ "Idaho Primary - Summary Vote Results". AP. Retrieved May 16, 2012.
- ^ "November 6, 2012 General Election Results: U.S. Representative - by county". Idaho Secretary of State. Archived from the original on March 27, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
- ^ "Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
External links
[edit]- Jimmy Farris for Congress Archived 2012-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
- NFL Bio
- New England Patriots Bio
- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from Lewiston, Idaho
- Players of American football from Idaho
- American football wide receivers
- Montana Grizzlies football players
- San Francisco 49ers players
- New England Patriots players
- Atlanta Falcons players
- Washington Redskins players
- Jacksonville Jaguars players
- Candidates in the 2012 United States elections
- 21st-century American politicians
- Idaho Democrats
- American athlete-politicians