Jim Bertelsen
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| Position: | Running back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 26, 1950 Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Hudson (WI) |
| College: | Texas |
| NFL draft: | 1972 / Round: 2 / Pick: 30 |
| Career history | |
| Los Angeles Rams (1972–1976) | |
| Player stats at PFR | |
James Allen Bertelsen (born February 26, 1950) is a former American football player. He played professionally as a running back for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Rams. He played college football at the University of Texas at Austin and was a highly-regarded high school football player in Wisconsin out of Hudson.
As a sophomore at Texas in 1969, he helped lead the Longhorns to a national championship in the Wishbone option offense, alongside James Street, Steve Worster, and Ted Koy. As a senior in 1971, Bertlesen was the team's lead ground gainer. In his career at Texas (1969–1971), he rushed for 2,510 yards, averaging 6.1 yards a carry and 33 touchdowns, and also had nine 100-yard rushing games.
Bertelsen was selected in the second round of the 1972 NFL Draft, thirtieth overall, by the Los Angeles Rams. He averaged four yards per carry as a pro, and rushed for 854 yards in 1973. After his NFL career, Bertelsen returned to the Austin area.
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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