Jim Gaffney Explained

Position:	Quarterback Halfback
Number:	34
Birth Date:	26 April 1921
Birth Place:	Cumberland, Maryland, U.S.
Death Place:	Cumberland, Maryland, U.S.
Draftyear:	1944
Draftround:	15
Draftpick:	149
College:	Tennessee
Teams:	Washington Redskins (–)
Statlabel1:	Rushing yards
Statvalue1:	90
Statlabel2:	Average
Statvalue2:	3.5
Statlabel3:	Touchdowns
Statvalue3:	1

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: James T. Gaffney (Cumberland) . August 11, 2015 . Cumberland Times-News.
2. Web site: Detroit Lions at Washington Redskins - October 6th, 1946 . 2024-03-15 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
3. Web site: Jim Gaffney Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College . 2024-03-14 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.