[2] He set the Beaver County scoring record for football with 200 points during his senior season,[3] which stood for 22 years.
[6] He was inducted into the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) Hall of Fame in 2008.
In his debut for the Aggies against Utah State, James rushed for 106 yards on 15 carries and had a 49-yard touchdown run.
[3] James was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 1972 NFL draft.
He was waived on August 1, 1976 after the Eagles hired a new head coach, Dick Vermeil.
[5] James was claimed off waivers from the Eagles by the Seattle Seahawks, which began its inaugural season in 1976.
[8] 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.