| No. 87, 86, 16 | |
| Wide receiver | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: April 13, 1978 | |
| Place of birth: Lewiston, Idaho | |
| Career information | |
| College: Montana | |
| Undrafted in 2001 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
* San Francisco 49ers (2001)*
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| Career highlights and awards | |
* Associated Press I-AA All-American (2000)
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
James Robert Farris (born April 13, 1978) is a former American football wide receiver who retired from the NFL in 2009. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Congress in 2012.
Early years[]
Farris attended Lewiston High School in Lewiston, Idaho, and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, Farris helped in leading his team to their first Idaho High School Football State Championship as a sophomore, and as a senior, to the State Football Championship Game and finished his senior season with 78 receptions for 1,510 yards and 18 touchdowns. In basketball, he was named the team's most valuable player as a senior.
College[]
Farris attended the University of Montana, where he was a four-year letterman and All-American for the Montana Grizzlies, leading them to the National Championship game in 2000. His game-winning catch in the semi-final game against Appalachian State sent the "Griz" to their third championship game appearance in six years.[1]
NFL career[]
He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2001. Farris has also been a member of the New England Patriots, Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins[2] and Jacksonville Jaguars.
He has worked for Comcast Sports Southeast as a host and analyst on Sportsnite, as well as host his own NFL Fantasy Football web show called Side:Line with Jimmy Farris. Farris currently works as a guest NFL analyst on CBS46 in Atlanta, GA.
Political career[]
In 2012 Farris was the Democratic candidate for the United States House of Representatives in Idaho's 1st congressional district, running against the incumbent, Republican Raúl Labrador.[3] He defeated Cynthia Clinkingbeard in the Democratic Party primary on May 15.[4] Labrador won the general election, 63% to 30.8%.[5]
Farris was a candidate for an open Idaho House of Representatives seat in the Garden City-based District 16 in 2014, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by teacher and activist John McCrostie.[6]
References[]
- ↑ Neighbor, Fritz (2009-12-11). "FCS SEMIFINALS: Jimmy Farris was toast of the town in 2000". Missoulian. http://missoulian.com/news/local/article_02b979fe-e6eb-11de-8d66-001cc4c03286.html. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
- ↑ Steinberg, Dan (2007-11-15). "Jimmy Farris + T.O.". The Washington Post. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2007/11/jimmy_farris_to.html. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
- ↑ Russell, Betsy Z. (2012-02-13). "Idaho Rep. Labrador launches re-election bid". The Spokesman-Review. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/feb/13/idaho-rep-labrador-launches-re-election-bid/. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
- ↑ "Idaho Primary - Summary Vote Results". AP. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2012/by_state/ID_Page_0515.html?SITE=CSPANELN&SECTION=POLITICS. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- ↑ "November 6, 2012 General Election Results: U.S. Representative - by county". Idaho Secretary of State. http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2012/General/cnty_USRep.htm. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Legislative Totals". sos.idaho.gov. Archived from the original on 2014-11-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20141108053333/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2014/Primary/legislative_totals.html. Retrieved 2014-11-10.
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