Jim Phillips (American football)

Receptions:	401
Receiving yards:	6,044
Yards per reception:	15.1
Receiving touchdowns:	34

Jim Phillips
	Phillips on a 1963 trading card
No. 82
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Born:	February 5, 1936; Alexander City, Alabama, U.S.
Died:	March 25, 2015 (aged 79); Auburn, Alabama, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:	Alexander City (AL) Benjamin Russell
College:	Auburn
NFL draft:	1958 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5
Career history
	Los Angeles Rams (1958–1964); Minnesota Vikings (1965–1967);
Career highlights and awards
	First-team All-Pro (1961); Second-team All-Pro (1960); 3× Pro Bowl (1960–1962); NFL receptions leader (1961); National champion (1957); Unanimous All-American (1957); First-team All-SEC (1957); 2× Second-team All-SEC (1955, 1956);
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	401
Receiving yards:	6,044
Yards per reception:	15.1
Receiving touchdowns:	34
	Player stats at PFR

James Jackson "Red" Phillips (February 5, 1936 – March 25, 2015) was an American football wide receiver who played for the Los Angeles Rams and the Minnesota Vikings for 10 seasons, from 1958 to 1967. Phillips was a three-time Pro Bowler as a Ram from 1960 to 1962 and was first-team in 1961. Phillips attended Auburn University. He was on 11 All-American teams his senior year at Auburn. He was co-captain on Auburn's 1957 national championship team.

NFL career

As a rookie in 1958, Phillips led the NFL with the longest reception for that season: 93 yards. In 1961, he led the NFL in total receptions with 78.^[1]

Post NFL

After leaving the NFL, Phillips held coaching positions with the Atlanta Falcons, San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, and Florida State. He later ran a successful insurance business and was appointed to the Alabama Department of Insurance.^[2]

Phillips was inducted into Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1985. In 2004, Phillips was named Auburn's SEC Football Legend for the SEC Championship Game of that year.