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| Position: | Fullback | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | December 30, 1942 Indiana, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | June 17, 1992 (aged 49) Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| College: | Syracuse | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1965 / round: 4 / pick: 45 (by the Chicago Bears)[1] | ||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1965 / round: 19 / pick: 6 (by the Boston Patriots)[2] | ||||||||
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1963 Kent | Heavyweight |
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1965 Laramie | Heavyweight |
James Solomon "Big Jim" Nance (December 30, 1942 – June 17, 1992) was an American professional football player who was a fullback with the Boston Patriots during their days in the American Football League (AFL). He was inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame in 2009. He played college football for the Syracuse Orangemen.
- ^ "1965 Chicago Bears". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2006. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ^ "1965 AFL Draft". Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.