James Whalen (American football)

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James Whalen

No. 46, 81, 83, 85, 87

Tight end

Personal information

Date of birth: December 11, 1977

Place of birth: Portland, Oregon

Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight: 244 lb (111 kg)

Career information

High school: La Salle High School
Milwaukie, Oregon

College: Kentucky

NFL Draft: 2000 / Round: 5 / Pick: 157

Debuted in 2000 for the Dallas Cowboys

Last played in 2003 for the Dallas Cowboys

Career history

*Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards

Consensus All-American (1999)

Career NFL statistics as of 2003

Games played	26
Games started	6
Receiving yards	152
Fumble recoveries	2
Stats at NFL.com

Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

James Patrick Whalen, Jr. (born December 11, 1977) is a former American college and professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons during the early 2000s. Whalen played college football for the University of Kentucky, and earned All-American honors. He played professionally for the NFL's Dallas Cowboys.

Early years

Whalen was born in Portland, Oregon.^[1] He attended La Salle High School in Milwaukie, Oregon.

College career

Whalen attended the University of Kentucky, and played for the Kentucky Wildcats football team from 1996 to 1999. As a senior in 1999, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American.

Professional career

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected him in the fifth round (157th overall pick) of the 2000 NFL Draft, and he played for the Dallas Cowboys from 2000 to 2003. He appeared in twenty-six games for the Cowboys and started in six of them.

References

↑ http://www.nfl.com/players/jameswhalen/profile?id=WHA113029

v t e 1999 College Football All-America Team consensus selections

Offense	QB Joe Hamilton RB Ron Dayne RB Thomas Jones WR Troy Walters WR Peter Warrick TE James Whalen OL Chris McIntosh OL Chris Samuels OL Cosey Coleman OL Jason Whitaker C Ben Hamilton & Rob Riti

Defense	DL Courtney Brown DL Corey Moore DL Corey Simon LB LaVar Arrington LB Mark Simoneau LB Brandon Short DB Tyrone Carter DB Brian Urlacher DB Ralph Brown DB Deon Grant DB Deltha O'Neal

Special teams	P Andrew Bayes PK Sebastian Janikowski AP Dennis Northcutt

Persondata
Name	Whalen, James
Alternative names	Whalen, James Patrick, Jr.; Whalen, James P., Jr.
Short description	All-American college football player, professional football player, tight end
Date of birth	December 11, 1977
Place of birth	Portland, Oregon, United States
Date of death
Place of death

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