{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1971)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = James Hundon | number = 85, 80, 6, 82, 89<ref name="pfa"/> | position = Wide receiver | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|4|9}} | birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 180 | high_school = Jefferson (Daly City, California) | college = San Francisco CC (1992)<br>Portland State (1993–1995) | undraftedyear = 1996 | pastteams = * Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1996|1999}}) * San Francisco Demons (2001) * San Jose SaberCats ({{AFL Year|2001|2003}}) * Toronto Argonauts ({{CFL Year|2003}}) * Calgary Stampeders ({{CFL Year|2003}}) * San Jose SaberCats ({{AFL Year|2004|2005}}) | highlights = * 2× ArenaBowl champion (2002, 2004) * Second-team All-Arena (2002) | statlabel1 = Receptions | statvalue1 = 28 | statlabel2 = Receiving yards | statvalue2 = 416 | statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns | statvalue3 = 4 | pfr = H/HundJa00 | aflstatlabel1 = Receptions | aflstatvalue1 = 307 | aflstatlabel2 = Receiving yards | aflstatvalue2 = 4,662 | aflstatlabel3 = Touchdowns | aflstatvalue3 = 99 | afl = 2926 }}
'''James Henry Hundon''' (born April 9, 1971) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played four seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at City College of San Francisco and Portland State University. Hundon was also a member of the San Francisco Demons of the XFL, the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League (AFL), and the Toronto Argonauts and Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
==Early life== James Henry Hundon was born on April 9, 1971, in San Francisco, California.<ref name="pfa"/> He attended Jefferson High School in Daly City, California.<ref name="pfa">{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/h/hund00200.html | title=James Hundon | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=14 February 2025}}</ref>
==College career== Hundon first played college football at City College of San Francisco in 1992 and was named the team MVP during his only season there.<ref name="pfa"/><ref name="xfl">{{cite web | url=https://www.all-xfl.com/sanfranciscodemons/team/roster/jameshundon.htm | title=James Hundon | publisher=All-XFL.com | accessdate=14 February 2025}}</ref> He was inducted into the City College of San Francisco's athletics hall of fame in November 2000.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.all-xfl.com/sanfranciscodemons/pressrow/archive/release04.shtml | title=James Hundon has Hall of Fame week | publisher=All-XFL.com | accessdate=14 February 2025}}</ref>
Hundon was a member of the Portland State of Portland State University from 1993 to 1995 and a two-year letterman from 1994 to 1995.<ref name="pfa"/> During his time at Portland State, he caught 83 passes for 1,406 yards and averaged 25.3 yards per kickoff return.<ref name="xfl"/>
==Professional career== Hundon signed with the Cincinnati Bengals on April 23, 1996, after going undrafted in the 1996 NFL draft.<ref name="transactions"/> He was released on August 27 and signed to the practice squad the next day.<ref name="transactions"/> He was promoted to the active roster on November 22 and played in five games for the Bengals during the 1996 season, catching one pass for 14 yards and a touchdown while also returning ten kicks for 237 yards.<ref name="transactions"/><ref name="pfr">{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HundJa00.htm | title=James Hundon | publisher=Pro Football Reference | accessdate=14 February 2025}}</ref> Hundon appeared in all 16 games for the Bengals during his second season in 1997, recording 16 receptions for 285 yards and two touchdowns and ten kick returns for 169 yards.<ref name="pfr"/> He played in nine games, starting three, in 1998, catching ten passes for 112 yards and one touchdown.<ref name="pfr"/> He appeared in six games in 1999 and caught one pass for five yards.<ref name="pfr"/> Hundon became a free agent after the season and re-signed with the team on April 3, 2000.<ref name="transactions"/> He was released by the Bengals on August 28, 2000.<ref name="transactions">{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/h/hund00200.html | title=James Hundon NFL Transactions | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=14 February 2025}}</ref>
Hundon played in all ten games, starting five, for the San Francisco Demons of the XFL in 2001, totaling 28 catches for 357 yards, 12 punt returns for 116 yards, and four kick returns for 56 yards.<ref name="pfa"/> He was featured on the cover of ''Sports Illustrated'' following week one of the XFL season.<ref name="a">{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafan.com/players/?page=players&player=2926&pageview=bio | title=James Hundon | publisher=arenafan.com | access-date=October 16, 2014}}</ref> The Demons went 5–5 and advanced to the league title game, where they lost to the Los Angeles Xtreme 38–6.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/2001xflsf.html | title=2001 San Francisco Demons (XFL) | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=14 February 2025}}</ref>
Hundon was signed by the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League on May 3, 2001.<ref name="sab">{{cite web | url=https://www.arenafan.com/teams/?page=transactions&type=old&team=25 | title=Historical Team Transactions | publisher=ArenaFan.com | accessdate=14 February 2025}}</ref> He played in seven games for the SaberCats during the 2001 season, catching 44 passes for 717 yards and 14 touchdowns.<ref name="pfa"/><ref name="af">{{cite web | url=https://www.arenafan.com/players/2926/ | title=James Hundon | publisher=ArenaFan.com | accessdate=14 February 2025}}</ref> He re-signed with the team on March 23, 2002.<ref name="sab"/> Hundon started all 14 games in 2002, recording 98 receptions for 1,464 yards and 35 touchdowns.<ref name="pfa"/><ref name="af"/> The SaberCats finished the season with a 13–1 record and eventually advanced to ArenaBowl XVI, where they beat the Arizona Rattlers by a score of 52–14.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/2002arflsj.html | title=2002 San Jose SaberCats (Arena) | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=14 February 2025}}</ref> Hundon was named second-team All-Arena as an offensive specialist for his performance during the 2002 season.<ref name="a"/> He re-signed with the SaberCats again on December 31, 2002.<ref name="sab"/> He was placed on injured reserve on March 8, 2003, and was activated on April 4, 2003.<ref name="sab"/> Overall, Hundon appeared in 11 games, starting ten, in 2003, catching 78 passes for 1,228 yards and 29 touchdowns.<ref name="pfa"/><ref name="af"/>
On June 26, 2003, it was reported that Hundon had signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL).<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star/165446884/ | title=Argonauts lay out the welcome mat for returning stars | work=The Toronto Star | date=June 26, 2003 | accessdate=14 February 2025 | author=Ryan, Allan | pages=E5}}</ref> He dressed in four games for the Argonauts during the 2003 CFL season, recording eight receptions for 124 yards and one touchdown.<ref name="pfa"/> He was moved to the practice roster in August 2003 and was cut later that month.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/edmonton-journal/165447064/ | title=Game Day Snaps | work=Edmonton Journal | date=August 9, 2003 | accessdate=14 February 2025 | pages=D3}}</ref><ref name="Z">{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/calgary-herald/165447134/ | title=Peterson returning from NFL | work=Calgary Herald | date=August 19, 2003 | accessdate=14 February 2025 | author=Petrie, Michael | pages=C3}}</ref>
Hundon was signed by the CFL's Calgary Stampeders on August 18, 2003.<ref name="Z"/> He was named the CFL special teams player of the week after returning a kickoff 103 yards for a touchdown in a 28–22 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos on September 1.<ref name="H">{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leader-post/165447558/ | title=Al's Cahoon takes top honours | work=The Leader-Post | date=September 4, 2003 | accessdate=14 February 2025 | pages=C6}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/2003cflcal.html | title=2003 Calgary Stampeders (CFL) | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=14 February 2025}}</ref> He had 149 kickoff return yards total in the game.<ref name="H"/> Overall, Hundon dressed in nine games for the Stampeders in 2003, totaling 17 catches for 271 yards, 19 kick returns for 411 yards and one touchdown, and 22 punt returns for 136 yards.<ref name="pfa"/>
On December 1, 2003, Hundon was activated from the SaberCats exempt list.<ref name="sab"/> He was placed on injured reserve on May 15, 2004.<ref name="sab"/> He re-signed with the Sabercats on May 28.<ref name="sab"/> Hundon was activated from injured reserve on May 29.<ref name="sab"/> He played in all 14 games during the 2004 season, catching 87 passes for 1,253 yards and 21 touchdowns.<ref name="pfa"/><ref name="af"/> The SaberCats finished the year with an 11–5 record and eventually advanced to ArenaBowl XVIII, where they defeated the Rattlers by a score of 69–62.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/2004arflsj.html | title=2004 San Jose SaberCats (Arena) | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=14 February 2025}}</ref> Hundon was placed on injured reserve the next year on January 28, 2005, and did not play in any games that season.<ref name="sab"/><ref name="pfa"/> He retired on November 29, 2005.<ref name="sab"/>
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==External links== *[https://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=hundojam001 Stats Crew profile]
{{ArenaBowl XVI}} {{ArenaBowl XVIII}}
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