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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | July 5, 1956 Fort Ord, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Washington (Los Angeles, California) | ||||||||
| College: | Stanford | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1978 / round: 1 / pick: 6 | ||||||||
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James David Lofton (born July 5, 1956)[1] is an American former professional football player and coach. He played in the National Football League (NFL) as a wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers (1978–1986), Los Angeles Raiders (1987–1988), the Buffalo Bills (1989–1992), Los Angeles Rams (1993) and Philadelphia Eagles (1993). He was also the NCAA champion in the long jump in 1978 while attending Stanford University.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest wide receivers of all time,[2][3][4] Lofton was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2003.[5][6][1] After his playing career ended, he became a wide receivers coach for the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders.
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- ^ Patuto, Greg (May 15, 2020). "Ranking The 20 Greatest NFL Wide Receivers Of All Time". ClutchPoints. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- ^ "Hall of Famers » JAMES LOFTON". Profootballhof.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
- ^ "Las Vegas Raiders". Las Vegas Raiders. Retrieved March 7, 2022.