Lionel James, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetLionel James
American football player
Date of Birth: 25-May-1962
Place of Birth: Albany, Georgia, United States
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Lionel James
- Lionel "Little Train" James (born May 25, 1962) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the 5th round of the 1984 NFL Draft.
- Undersized at 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) and 171 pounds (78 kg), James played running back at Auburn University where he shared the backfield with Bo Jackson.
- James would be a part of the 1983 SEC Champion and Sugar Bowl champion team.
- He spent his entire 5-year NFL career with the Chargers from 1984-1988.
- His best year as a pro came during the 1985 season when he set the then-NFL season records for receiving yards by a running back and all-purpose yardage.
- He also led the AFC in receptions that year. In 1985, James set the NFL record for all purpose yards in a season with 2,535 yards.
- He also set the record for receiving yards by a running back with 1,027 yards, while also leading the AFC in receptions with 86.
- On November 10, 1985, he had his best day as a pro versus the Los Angeles Raiders.
- He gained 345 all-purpose yards including a career best 168 yards receiving and scored the winning touchdown in a 40–34 overtime victory.
- The total yardage was second at the time only to the 373 yards by Billy Cannon in 1961, and remains a Chargers franchise record.
- He might have broken the record in an earlier game that season against the Cincinnati Bengals except for a Chargers penalty that cost him 89 yards of a 100-yard kickoff return.
- James finished that game with 316 yards.James record for receiving yards by a running back was broken by Marshall Faulk (1,048) in 1999, and his all purpose yardage record was eclipsed in 2000 by Derrick Mason (2,690 yards).
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