Jimmy Orr

Athlete Information

Seneca High School Graduation Year: 1952

College Attended: Wake Forest, Clemson, Georgia

Sport(s) Lettered In (years) Baksetball

High School

• Lettered Basketball

College

• Signed to play basketball at Wake Forest – Scholarship
• Transferred to Clemson
  • Went out for football but didn’t play
• Walked on at Georgia
  • Earned Scholarship
  • Led SEC in pass receiving
    • 1955
      • 24 catches
      • 443 yards
      • 3 touchdowns
    • 1957
      • 16 catches
      • 237 yards
      • 2 touchdowns
  • All SEC Academic Team
  • Blue-Gray All Star Classic

Professional Football

• Played 13 seasons in the NFL
• Drafted by Los Angeles Rams – 1957
• Traded to Pittsburg Steelers same year
  • Played 3 seasons with Pittsburg
  • 1958
    • Associated Press – 2^nd Team All-NFL
    • UPI – Second Team All-NFL
    • UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the year
      • 33 receptions
      • 910 yards
      • 7 touchdowns
      • Punted also
  • 1959
    • Associated Press – 2^nd Team All-NFL
    • Sporting News – 1^st Team All-NFL
    • Pro Bowl Selection
• Traded to Baltimore Colts – 1961
  • 1965
    • Sporting News – 1^st Team All-Conference
    • Associated Press – 1^st Team All-NFL
    • UPI – 2^nd Team All-NFL
    • Pro Bowl Selection
  • 1969
    • Played in Super Bowl III
      • 3 Receptions for 17 yards
      • Joe Namath “guarantee”
  • 1971
    • On roster for Super Bowl V Champions
  • Colts and their fans named the right hand corner of Baltimore Stadium “Orrsville”
• Career Stats
  • Played in 149 games
  • 400 receptions
  • 7,914 yards
  • 66 touchdowns