Jim Benton
James Warren Benton
Born: September 25, 1916
Carthage, AR USA
Deceased: March 28, 2001
Pine Bluff, AR
Position: E
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 200
College: Arkansas
High School: Fordyce (AR)
Career: 1938-1947
Drafted: 1938 in Round 2, #11 overall by the Cleveland Rams
Jim Benton played from 1938 to 1947 during his career with the Chicago Bears, Cleveland Rams and Los Angeles Rams. Benton caught 288 passes for 4,801 yards and 45 receiving touchdowns in his career. He also ran for 19 yards in his career on 8 attempts.
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Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1939 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
1940 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 8 | 19 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1938 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 21 | 418 | 19.9 | 0 | 5 |
1939 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 27 | 388 | 14.4 | 0 | 7 |
1940 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 22 | 351 | 16.0 | 0 | 3 |
1942 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 23 | 345 | 15.0 | 45 | 1 |
1943 | NFL Chicago Bears | 13 | 235 | 18.1 | 55 | 3 |
1944 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 39 | 505 | 12.9 | 36 | 6 |
1945 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 45 | 1067 | 23.7 | 84 | 8 |
1946 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 63 | 981 | 15.6 | 57 | 6 |
1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 35 | 511 | 14.6 | 43 | 6 |
Totals | 288 | 4801 | 16.7 | 84 | 45 |
Kick Returns:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1944 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
1945 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 |
Totals | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1938 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 0 | 1 | |||||
1944 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 0 | 1 | |||||
1945 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
1946 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
1938 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
1939 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
1940 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
1942 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
1943 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
1944 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
1945 | NFL Cleveland Rams | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
1946 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
1947 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
Totals | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 288 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1938 | NFL | Cleveland Rams | 11 | 9 |
1939 | NFL | Cleveland Rams | 11 | 11 |
1940 | NFL | Cleveland Rams | 10 | 5 |
1942 | NFL | Cleveland Rams | 9 | 7 |
1943 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 9 | 7 |
1944 | NFL | Cleveland Rams | 10 | 4 |
1945 | NFL | Cleveland Rams | 9 | 4 |
1946 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 4 |
1947 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 11 | 4 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1940s Team
Honors
1939 - NFL All-NFL (2nd Team)
1944 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1944 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1944 - International News Service All-NFL (2nd Team)
1945 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1945 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (1st Team)
1945 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1945 - International News Service All-NFL (2nd Team)
1945 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (1st Team)
1945 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1946 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1946 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL/AAFC (1st Team)
1946 - Pro Football Illustrated All-NFL (1st Team)
1946 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1946 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)