Jim Fraser (American football)

Jim Fraser
	Fraser on his high school baseball team c. 1954
No. 55, 51
Position:	Linebacker ; Punter
Personal information
Born:	May 29, 1936; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:	April 18, 2020 (aged 83); Lansdale, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	236 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:	Germantown ; (Fort Washington, Pennsylvania)
College:	Wisconsin
NFL draft:	1959 / Round: 21 / Pick: 250
Career history
	Denver Broncos (1962–1964); Kansas City Chiefs (1965); Boston Patriots (1966); New Orleans Saints (1968);
Career highlights and awards
	3× AFL All-Star (1962–1964); AFL punting yards leader (1963);
Career NFL statistics
Punts:
Punts:	278
Punting yards:	11,737
Punting average:	42.2
Longest punt:	75
Interceptions:	3
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

James Gallagher Fraser (May 29, 1936 – April 18, 2020) was an American professional football linebacker and punter who played in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin and was drafted in the 21st round (250th overall) of the 1959 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. He played three seasons for the Denver Broncos and one season with the Kansas City Chiefs, the Boston Patriots and the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL).

Fraser led the AFL in average yards per punt with the Broncos from 1962–1964.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Coaching career[edit]

Following his retirement, Fraser became a coach, serving at Cornell, Illinois, Trinity Valley School, and Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia. He spent 70 summers at Camp Tecumseh on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire as a camper, counselor, and coach.^[4]

Fraser died from the coronavirus on April 18, 2020.^[4]