Jim Cunningham (American football)

For the former return specialist and wide receiver in the Canadian Football League and the XFL, see Jimmy Cunningham.

Jim Cunningham

No. 30

Position:

Fullback

Personal information

Date of birth:

March 11, 1939

Place of birth:

Connellsville, Pennsylvania

Career information

College:

Pittsburgh

NFL draft:

1961 / Round: 3 / Pick: 39

AFL draft:

1961 / Round: 14 / Pick: 109
(by the New York Titans)

Career history

Washington Redskins (1961-1963)

Career NFL statistics

Rushing yards:	337
Average:	2.8
Touchdowns:	5
Player stats at NFL.com

James Walter Cunningham (born March 11, 1939 in Connellsville, Pennsylvania) is a former American football fullback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh and was drafted in the third round of the 1961 NFL Draft.^[1] Cunningham was also drafted in the fourteenth round of the 1961 AFL Draft by the New York Titans.

References

↑ "Redskins sign back". The Spokesman-Review (AP). 5 January 1961. p. 12. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

Washington Redskins 1961 NFL Draft selections

Norm Snead Joe Rutgens Jim Cunningham Joe Krakoski John O'Day Jim Kerr Charley Barnes Joel Arrington Riley Mattson Bob Coolbaugh Doug Elmore Doyle Schick Bob Johnson Ron Petty Joe Bellino George Tolford Tony Romeo Mike Ingram

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