In 113 regular-season matches with the Tampa Buccaneers (1981-1989) accumulated 5.957 and thirty yards and seven touchdowns in 1.575 carries averaged 3.8 yards per play. I refer to James Wilder, who even before the current 2009 season still held several records in the history of this franchise.Among the brands that still belong to him contained the highest number of passes caught with 430 over nine seasons, the careers of more yards (5.097) and more yards rushing in a season (1,544 yards in 1984) .
A graduate of the University of Missouri, the young Wilder was drafted by the Buccaneers in the second round draft pick in 1981. That was April 28 player number thirty-four to be selected.
In his rookie season he rushed for 370 yards and four touchdowns on 107 carries, also catching forty-eight passes for 507 yards and a touchdown.
His best season came in the year 1984 to accumulate 1.544 yards and thirteen touchdowns on 407 carries, averaged 3.8 yards every time he gave the ball, which means they be selected to participate in the "Game of Stars". Precisely in that campaign (1984) ended with 2.229 yards accumulated because eighty-five also caught passes for 685 yards.
Consider that wearing the jersey number 32 in Tampa, the versatile athlete caught 430 passes for 3.492 yards and nine touchdowns, averaged 8.1 yards. On three occasions exceeded one hundred yards per reception.
The best game of James Wilder, during his time in the NFL betting lines, occurred on 6 November 1983 before the Minnesota Vikings, when he rushed for 219 yards and a touchdown in thirty-one games (the Bucs defeated by 17.12 to the Vikings). That performance is still remembered in the history of the franchise. That particular day his longest race to escape seventy-five yard touchdown.
Among other notable performances include the September 30, 1984 when he tallied 172 yards and a touchdown in forty-three runs, helping the Tampa Buccaneers were imposed by the Packers 30-27 in Green Bay, while 8 September 1985 recorded 166 yards and a touchdown in twenty-seven plays, but failed to avoid defeat of the Buccaneers by 28-38 to the Chicago Bears.
James Curtis Wilder (born 12 May 1958 in Sikeston, Missouri) was the leader of the Bucs in yards in six consecutive races (1982 to 1987). To make matters worse, was the best player catching passes in five seasons (1982 to 1987).
Wilder participated in only two playoff games (both with Tampa) ran for 116 yards in eighteen moves, including the ninety-three yards on fourteen carries that culminated in comparison playoff after the 1982 campaign (that season hit hard by the strike).
One January 9, 1983, the Bucs lost by 17-30 to the Dallas Cowboys.
In 1990 he retired from the NFL betting odds as part of the Detroit Lions. In this franchise only had one catch for eight yards (with which he scored) and rushed for fifty-one yards on eleven carries.
The total path of James Curtis Wilder in the NFL indicates that rushed for 6.008 yards and thirty-seven runs in addition carries 1.586 catching 431 passes for 3,500 yards and ten touchdowns.
