James Wilder Sr.
No. 32, 34 | |||||
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Position: | Running back | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Sikeston, Missouri, U.S. | May 12, 1958||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Sikeston (MO) | ||||
College: | Missouri | ||||
NFL draft: | 1981 / Round: 2 / Pick: 34 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Career highlights and awards | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com |
James Curtis Wilder Sr. (born May 12, 1958) is an American former professional
High school career
Wilder played high school football at Sikeston High School where he set school records in career rushing yards and single season rushing yards. He led the Bulldogs to an undefeated season in 1976, his senior year with the team.
College career
Wilder played at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami, Oklahoma, then attended and played college football at the University of Missouri where he led the Tigers to three bowl games and became known as the "Sikeston Train" and one of the most popular players for the program.[citation needed]
Professional career
Wilder was
He ranks first in Buccaneer history in rushing yards, rushing attempts and receptions (later broken by Mike Evans) and even set an NFL record with 43 carries in a single game in 1984 (since broken). Also in 1984, he set NFL records for carries (407) (later broken by Jamal Anderson then Larry Johnson) and touches (492) in a single season.[3][4]
Lawrence Taylor has stated that Wilder was one of the toughest running backs that he played against during his career.[5]
NFL career statistics
Legend | |
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NFL record | |
Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Y/G | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | FR | ||
1981 | TB | 16 | 16 | 107 | 370 | 3.5 | 23.1 | 23 | 4 | 48 | 507 | 10.6 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
1982 | TB | 9 | 9 | 83 | 324 | 3.9 | 36.0 | 47 | 3 | 53 | 466 | 8.8 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
1983 | TB | 10 | 10 | 161 | 640 | 4.0 | 64.0 | 75 | 4 | 57 | 380 | 6.7 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
1984 | TB | 16 | 16 | 407 | 1,544 | 3.8 | 96.5 | 37 | 13 | 85 | 685 | 8.1 | 50 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
1985 | TB | 16 | 16 | 365 | 1,300 | 3.6 | 81.3 | 28 | 10 | 53 | 341 | 6.4 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
1986 | TB | 12 | 12 | 190 | 704 | 3.7 | 58.7 | 45 | 2 | 43 | 326 | 7.6 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
1987 | TB | 12 | 12 | 106 | 488 | 4.6 | 40.7 | 21 | 0 | 40 | 328 | 8.2 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
1988 | TB | 7 | 7 | 86 | 343 | 4.0 | 49.0 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 124 | 8.3 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1989 | TB | 15 | 4 | 70 | 244 | 3.5 | 16.3 | 14 | 0 | 36 | 335 | 9.3 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
1990 | DET | 15 | 0 | 11 | 51 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
WAS | 1 | 0 | Did not record any stats | |||||||||||||
Career | 129 | 102 | 1,586 | 6,008 | 3.8 | 46.6 | 75 | 37 | 431 | 3,500 | 8.1 | 50 | 10 | 44 | 13 |
Personal life
Wilder's son, James Wilder Jr., is a professional football player who is currently signed with the Edmonton Elks of the CFL. He played football for Florida State and was a part of their 2013 National Championship winning team, and the 2017 Grey Cup winning team. Coincidentally, Marc Trestman, who was a Buccaneers assistant coach during the senior Wilder's career, was the junior Wilder's head coach. Wilder's daughter, Courtney Wilder, played running back on the Tampa Breeze during the 2011–12 LFL season.[6]
References
- ^ "Bucpower.Com". Bucpower.Com. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
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- ^ touches
- ^ Lawrence Taylor and Bill Parcells Interview with Brandon Steiner
- ^ "Rypien family and lingerie football". ESPN. November 2, 2011.