Jim Phillips (American football)
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NFL career
As a rookie in 1958, Phillips led the NFL with the longest reception for that season: 93 yards. In 1961, he led the NFL in total receptions with 78 and ranked third in the league with 1,092 receiving yards.[1]
Post NFL
After leaving the NFL, Phillips held coaching positions with the Atlanta Falcons, San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, and Florida State. He later ran a successful insurance business and was appointed to the Alabama Department of Insurance.[2]
Phillips was inducted into Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1985. In 2004, Phillips was named Auburn's SEC Football Legend for the SEC Championship Game of that year.
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Won the NFL championship | |
| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1958 | RAM | 12 | 8 | 35 | 524 | 15.0 | 93 | 2 |
| 1959 | RAM | 9 | 8 | 37 | 541 | 14.6 | 64 | 4 |
| 1960 | RAM | 12 | 12 | 52 | 883 | 17.0 | 61 | 8 |
| 1961 | RAM | 14 | 14 | 78 | 1,092 | 14.0 | 69 | 5 |
| 1962 | RAM | 14 | 14 | 60 | 875 | 14.6 | 65 | 5 |
| 1963 | RAM | 14 | 14 | 54 | 793 | 14.7 | 52 | 1 |
| 1964 | RAM | 7 | 6 | 17 | 245 | 14.4 | 33 | 2 |
| 1965 | MIN | 12 | 9 | 15 | 185 | 12.3 | 43 | 1 |
| 1966 | MIN | 12 | 11 | 32 | 554 | 17.3 | 68 | 3 |
| 1967 | MIN | 13 | 9 | 21 | 352 | 16.8 | 42 | 3 |
| Career | 119 | 105 | 401 | 6,044 | 15.1 | 93 | 34 | |
Personal life
Phillips married "Mickey" Kennedy in 1957. They had three children. Phillips died on March 25, 2015, at Bethany House (Hospice) in Auburn.[3]
References
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