James Thomas Gaffney Jr. (April 26, 1921 – August 9, 2015) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins in 1945 and 1946.[1] In Week 3 of the 1946 season against Detroit, he scored a receiving touchdown from Sammy Baugh.[2] He played college football at the University of Tennessee and was drafted in the fifteenth round of the 1944 NFL draft.[3]
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| Position: | Quarterback Halfback | ||||||
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| Born: | April 26, 1921 Cumberland, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||
| Died: | August 9, 2015 (aged 94) Cumberland, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||
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| College: | Tennessee | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 1944 / round: 15 / pick: 149 | ||||||
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References
edit- ^ "James T. Gaffney (Cumberland)". Cumberland Times-News. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ "Detroit Lions at Washington Redskins - October 6th, 1946". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Jim Gaffney Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
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