Jim Doran

Infobox NFLretired
name=Jim Doran


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position=Wide receiver
number=20 (Detroit) 83 (Dallas)
birthdate=birth date and age|1927|08|11
deathdate=death date and age|1994|6|30|1927|08|11
debutyear=1951
finalyear=1961
draftyear=1951
draftround=5
draftpick=55
college=Iowa State
teams=
* Detroit Lions (1951-1959)
* Dallas Cowboys (1960-1961)
stat1label=Career Rec
stat1value=212
stat2label=Career Rec Yds
stat2value=3667
stat3label=
stat3value=
pfr=DoraJi00
highlights=
* 1x Pro Bowl (1960)

James Robert Doran (born August 11, 1927 in Beaver, Iowa) is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL for the Detroit Lions (1951-1959) and the Dallas Cowboys (1960-1961). He played college football at Iowa State University. He was a two-way player, playing both on offense and defense. He played 94 games as a defensive lineman, usually defensive end, and 115 games as a tight end. Injuries forced him to also become a tight end during Detroit's 1953 Championship season, and he scored from that position in the 1953 Championship game. [cite web |url= http://www.profootballhof.com/history/release.jsp?release_id=369|title= Life in the fast Layne|accessdate= 2008-09-21|work=NFL Top 40|publisher=NFL Publishing|quote=He was a defensive player. At least that's what we thought.-Otto Graham] He was left unprotected in the 1960 NFL Expansion Draft, and Dallas drafted him. He was the Dallas Cowboys first Pro Bowl player. [cite web |url= http://www.knowyourdallascowboys.com/2008/08/24/greatest-cowboys-by-their-jersey-numbers-83/|title= Greatest Cowboys By Their Jersey Numbers: #83|accessdate= 2008-09-21|date=2008-08-24]

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