Carlos James (American football)

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Carlos James
Personal information
Born: (1972-02-05) February 5, 1972 (age 52)
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school: Park Forest (IL) Rich East
College: Iowa
Position: Wide receiver / Defensive back
Undrafted: 1993
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics
Receptions:279
Receiving yards:3,472
Receiving TDs:75
Tackles:462.5
Interceptions:37
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Carlos "the Assassin" James (born February 5, 1972) is a former American football player who played ten seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Iowa Barnstormers, Buffalo Destroyers, New York Dragons and Tampa Bay Storm. He played college football at the University of Iowa and attended Rich East High School in Park Forest, Illinois.

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Early years

James played high school football at Rich East High School. He was a receiver and defensive back at Rich East High. He intercepted 18 passes in his career and earned Tribune All-State honors. [1]

College career

James played for the Iowa Hawkeyes. [1] He was named Co-Defensive MVP of the 1991 Holiday Bowl after intercepting a pass by Ty Detmer at the goal line in the final seconds to preserve a 13-13 tie with the BYU Cougars. [1] [2] Carlos garnered First Team All-Big Ten recognition his senior season in 1992. [3] [1]

Professional career

James played for the Iowa Barnstormers of the AFL from 1995 to 2000, earning First Team All-Arena, Second Team All-Arena and All-Ironman Team honors twice each. [4] He signed with the AFL's Buffalo Destroyers on January 12, 2001. [5] He was signed by the New York Dragons of the AFL on March 6, 2003. [6] James signed with the Tampa Bay Storm of the AFL on November 18, 2003. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Burns, Marty (October 30, 1992). "Meet Iowa`s `Big-play Guy`". Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ "Holiday Bowl history". sandiegouniontribune.com. December 29, 2005. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "University of Iowa Football 2011 Media Fact Book" (PDF). grfx.cstv.com. p. 143. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "Carlos James". arenafan.com. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  7. ↑ "arenafan.com". Historical Team Transactions. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
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