James Lofton

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James Lofton
Date of birth	July 5, 1956 (age 50)
Place of birth	Fort Ord, California
Position(s)	Wide Receiver
College	Stanford
NFL Draft	1978 / Round 1/ Pick 6
Career Highlights
Pro Bowls	8
Honors	NFL 1980s All-Decade Team Green Bay Packers HOF
Stats
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1978-1986 1987-1988 1989-1992 1993 1993	Green Bay Packers Los Angeles Raiders Buffalo Bills Los Angeles Rams Philadelphia Eagles
Pro Football Hall of Fame, 2003

James David Lofton (Born July 5, 1956, at Fort Ord, Monterey, California) is a current American Football coach for the San Diego Chargers and former wide receiver who played for the Green Bay Packers (1978-1986), Los Angeles Raiders (1987-1988), the Buffalo Bills (1989-1992), Los Angeles Rams (1993) and Philadelphia Eagles (1993). He was also the NCAA champion in the long jump in 1978 while attending Stanford University.

1 Coaching Career
2 Professional Career
3 College career
4 High School Career
5 Track Career
6 Personal
7 External links

[edit] Coaching Career

Lofton became the wide receiver coach for the San Diego Chargers in 2002 and has continued that role for four seasons. In 2006, Lofton was one of two finalists for the Stanford head coaching job. That job went to Jim Harbaugh. Lofton was later announced as a candidate to become head coach for Oakland Raiders in 2007.

[edit] Professional Career

He was an 8-time Pro-Bowler for both Green Bay and Buffalo and played in three Super Bowls with the Bills. Lofton was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in the class of 2003.

In his 16 NFL seasons, Lofton caught 764 passes for 14,004 yards and 75 touchdowns. He averaged 20 yards per catch or more in five seasons, leading the league in 1983 and 1984 with an average of 22.4 and 22 yards respectively. He also rushed 32 times for 246 yards and 1 touchdown.

Lofton is the first NFL player to record 14,000 yards receiving and the first to score a touchdown in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. During his nine seasons in Green Bay, Lofton played in seven Pro Bowls. In 1991, Lofton became the oldest player to record 1,000 receiving yards in a season.

[edit] College career

James Lofton graduated Stanford University. As a senior, Lofton received 68 passes for 1,216 yards (17.88 yards per reception average), and was an All-American selection.

[edit] High School Career

Lofton prepped at George Washington High School in Los Angeles.

[edit] Track Career

Lofton won the long jump at the 1978 NCAA Track & Field Championships with a wind-aided jump of 26 feet 11¾ inches. He won the long jump at the 1974 California State Track & Field Championships with a jump of 24 feet 3½ inches after placing sixth in this meet the year before. He was also a sprinter of note, with a best of 20.7 in the 200 meter dash. He has been an active participant in Masters track & field since 1997.

[edit] Personal

Lofton and his wife, Beverly, have three children: David, Daniel, and Rachel. Rachel Lofton's team took 6th place in the third season of television's Endurance Hawaii.