Po James was selected by the Eagles in the fourth round of the 1972 NFL draft.
14 Facts About Po James
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Po James attended New Brighton High School in New Brighton, Pennsylvania, where he lettered in football for three years.
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Po James set the Beaver County scoring record for football with 200 points during his senior season, which stood for 22 years.
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Po James was a unanimous all-state selection during his senior season.
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Po James played in the Big 33 Football Classic as a senior in 1968.
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Po James was inducted into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame in 1982.
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Po James was inducted into the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League Hall of Fame in 2008.
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Po James was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 1972 NFL draft.
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Po James set a team rookie record for carries with 182.
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Po James was claimed off waivers from the Eagles by the Seattle Seahawks, which began its inaugural season in 1976.
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Po James was released prior to the start of the 1976 season.
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Po James worked for the Mobil Chemical Company in Stratford, Connecticut.
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Po James was shot six times on April 7,1993, while in a sauna of the Bridgeport, Connecticut, YMCA, right after an argument following a pickup game of basketball.
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Po James was shot twice in the abdomen and four times in the legs.