Jamie Caleb Explained

Jamie Caleb
Position1:Halfback
Position2:Fullback
Birth Date:29 October 1936
Birth Place:Calhoun, Louisiana, U.S.
Import:yes
Number:36, 23, 37
College:Grambling
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lbs:210
Nfldraftedyear:1959
Nfldraftedround:16
Nfldraftedpick:191
Nfldraftedteam:Cleveland Browns
Career Highlights:
  • Grey Cup champion
  • Continental FL champion (1966)
Playing Years1:1960
Playing Team1:Cleveland Browns (NFL)
Playing Years2:1961
Playing Team2:Minnesota Vikings (NFL)
Playing Years3: -
Playing Team3:Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
Playing Years4:1965
Playing Team4:Cleveland Browns
Playing Years5:1966
Playing Team5:Philadelphia Bulldogs (ConFL)

Jamie J. Caleb (born October 29, 1936) is an American former gridiron football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (CFL). He won the Grey Cup with the Tiger-Cats in 1963.[1] He played college football for the Grambling Tigers and was drafted in the 1959 NFL draft by Cleveland (Round 16, #191 overall). Caleb, a fullback, joined the Philadelphia Bulldogs of the Continental Football League (COFL) and because of injuries, he was also pressed into action as the place kicker. In the 1966 Continental Football League Championship Game at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia, he kicked the winning field goal for the Bulldogs to win the CFL Championship.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jamie Caleb football statistics on StatsCrew.com.