James Thomas Duniven (born May 20, 1954) is a former quarterback in the National Football League (NFL).
[1] Duniven had hoped to play college football at Texas, but was not recruited by coach Darrell Royal because he was not a wishbone quarterback.
He was heavily recruited by Nebraska head coach Tom Osborne, but Duniven did not want to play far from his hometown and signed to play at Texas Tech after considering offers from Oklahoma State and West Texas A&M, where his older brother was player.
[2] Duniven played college football at Texas Tech University and was a member of the Red Raiders for five seasons, redshirting his freshman year.
[7][8] Duniven was selected in the sixth round of the 1977 NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.