Garry James

{{Short description|American football player (born 1963)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

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| position = Running back

| number = 32, 33

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|09|4}}

| birth_place = Marrero, Louisiana, U.S.

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| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lbs = 214

| high_school = West Jefferson {{nowrap|(Harvey, Louisiana)}}

| draftyear = 1986

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 29

| college = LSU

| pastteams =

• Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1986|1988}})
• San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1990}})*{{cite web |title=Garry James |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/j/jame01990.html |website=Pro Football Archives |access-date=5 July 2024}}

| statlabel1 = Rushing attempts–yards

| statvalue1 = 423–1510

| statlabel2 = Receptions–yards

| statvalue2 = 89–816

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 14

| pfr = JameGa00

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Garry Malcolm James (born September 4, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for three seasons with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers and was selected by the Lions in the second round of the 1986 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1986 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1986/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}{{cite web|title=Garry James NFL Football Statistics|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JameGa00.htm|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|access-date=April 16, 2016}}

James played three seasons in the Lions backfield with fullback James Jones. The tandem became known as the "James Gang."{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}