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Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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Born: | Van Buren, Arkansas, U.S. | May 18, 1939||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Van Buren | ||||||||
College: | Arkansas | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1961 / round: 7 / pick: 95 | ||||||||
AFL draft: | 1962 / round: 31 / pick: 244 | ||||||||
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James William Collier (born May 18, 1939) is a former American football tight end who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Arkansas and was drafted in the seventh round of the 1961 NFL draft. Collier was also selected in the 31st round of the 1962 AFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. Collier scored the only touchdown for the New York Giants in the 1962 championship game when he recovered a blocked Packers' punt on the goal line.