.png) Saxton on cover of Sports Illustrated (1961) ("Football's Fanciest Runner") | |||||||||
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| Position: | Halfback | ||||||||
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| Born: | May 21, 1940 Bryan, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | May 28, 2014 (aged 74) | ||||||||
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| College: | Texas | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1962 / round: 11 / pick: 146 (by the St. Louis Cardinals) | ||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1962 / round: 10 / pick: 75 | ||||||||
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James Everett Saxton Jr. (May 21, 1940 – May 28, 2014) was an American professional football player who was a halfback for the Dallas Texans of the American Football League (AFL) in 1962, when the team won the AFL Championship. He played college football at Texas, where he was an All-American and a finalist for the Heisman Trophy in 1961. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1996.