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{{Short description|American football player (1936–2004)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox gridiron football biography
| name           = Jim Colclough
| number         = 91, 81
| position       = [[End (gridiron football)|Flanker-split end]]
| birth_date     = {{Birth date|1936|3|31}}
| birth_place    = [[Medford, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| death_date     = {{Death date and age|2004|5|16|1936|3|31}}
| death_place    = [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| height_ft      = 6
| height_in      = 0
| weight_lb      = 185
| high_school    = [[Quincy High School (Massachusetts)|Quincy]]<br>([[Quincy, Massachusetts]])
| college        = [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College]]
| draftyear      = 1959
| draftround     = 30
| draftpick      = 353
| pastteams      =
* [[Montreal Alouettes]] ({{CFL Year|1959}})
* [[Boston Patriots]] ([[1960 American Football League season|1960]]–[[1968 American Football League season|1968]])
| pastcoaching   =
* [[Boston State Warriors football|Boston State]] (1978–1979)<br>Head coach
| highlights     =
* [[American Football League All-Star game|AFL All-Star]] (1962)
* [[New England Patriots|Boston Patriots All-1960s Team]]
| statleague     = AFL
| statlabel1     = [[Reception (gridiron football)|Reception]]s
| statvalue1     = 283
| statlabel2     = Receiving yards
| statvalue2     = 5,001
| statlabel3     = [[Touchdown]]s
| statvalue3     = 39
| regular_record = {{Winning percentage|10|8|0|record=y}}
| pfr            = C/ColcJi00 
}}

'''James Michael Colclough''' <small>(''Pronounced:'' COAL-claw)</small> (March 31, 1936 – May 16, 2004) was an American [[American football|football]] [[end (gridiron football)|flanker-split end]], member of  the original [[History of the New England Patriots|Boston Patriots]] team in the [[American Football League]] (AFL) and later head coach of the Division III [[Boston State College]] football team. Known as Coleslaw, a spin off his last name, Colclough played [[college football]] at [[Boston College]], one season as a defensive back in the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL) with the [[Montreal Alouettes]] in 1959 and nine more with the Patriots from 1960 to 1968, including the AFL's inaugural [[1960 American Football League season|1960]] season.

In 2009, Colclough was named to the Patriots' 1960s All-Decade Team. His 17.7-yards average per reception ranks third in franchise history and his 39 touchdown catches are fourth on its all-time list.

Among receivers, Colclough was one of the premier deep threats in Patriots history. His ten [[Reception (gridiron football)|receptions]] for [[touchdown]]s and 21.7 yards per reception in [[1962 American Football League season|1962]] earned him a spot on the East Division All-Star team. His career highlights included a seven-reception, 142-yard, two-touchdown performance in a 45-17 romp over the [[Denver Broncos]] on Sept. 16, 1961 at [[Nickerson Field]]. Overall, he had 283 receptions for 5,001 yards and 39 touchdowns in his AFL career.

In 1970, Colclough partnered with two of the most eligible bachelors in professional sports, [[Derek Sanderson]] of the NHL's [[Boston Bruins]] and [[Joe Namath]] of the NFL's [[New York Jets]], as proprietors of the popular "[[Joe Namath#Bachelors III|Bachelors 
III]]" dating bar in downtown Boston.

After retirement as a player, Colclough served as the head coach at Boston State College in the 1978 and 1979 campaigns. Under his tutelage, the Warriors compiled a 10–8 record in the [[Commonwealth Coast Football|New England Football Conference]] (currently [[Commonwealth Coast Football]]). In his first season, they were NEFC co-champions with a 6–2 record (6–3 overall).

Colclough died on May 16, 2004, at [[Massachusetts General Hospital]] in [[Boston]] from complications of hepatitis C.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Jim Colclough, original Boston Patriots player, dies |url=https://www.sunjournal.com/2004/05/18/jim-colclough-original-boston-patriots-player-dies/ |newspaper=[[Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine)|Sun Journal]] |location=[[Lewiston, Maine]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=May 18, 2004 |access-date=January 30, 2024 }}</ref>

==AFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

=== Regular season ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team
!colspan="2"| Games
!colspan="5"| Receiving
|-
! GP !! GS !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD
|-
! [[1960 American Football League season|1960]] !! [[1960 Boston Patriots season|BOS]]
| 14 || 14 || '''49''' || 666 || 13.6 || 61 || 9
|-
! [[1961 American Football League season|1961]] !! [[1961 Boston Patriots season|BOS]]
| 14 || 13 || 42 || 757 || 18.0 || 58 || 9
|-
! [[1962 American Football League season|1962]] !! [[1962 Boston Patriots season|BOS]]
| 14 || 14 || 40 || '''868''' || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| '''21.7''' || '''78''' || '''10'''
|-
! [[1963 American Football League season|1963]] !! [[1963 Boston Patriots season|BOS]]
| 14 || 14 || 42 || 693 || 16.5 || 56 || 3
|-
! [[1964 American Football League season|1964]] !! [[1964 Boston Patriots season|BOS]]
| 14 || 6 || 32 || 657 || 20.5 || 59 || 5
|-
! [[1965 American Football League season|1965]] !! [[1965 Boston Patriots season|BOS]]
| 14 || 9 || 40 || 677 || 16.9 || 41 || 3
|-
! [[1966 American Football League season|1966]] !! [[1966 Boston Patriots season|BOS]]
| 14 || 1 || 16 || 284 || 17.8 || 32 || 0
|-
! [[1967 American Football League season|1967]] !! [[1967 Boston Patriots season|BOS]]
| 14 || 7 || 14 || 263 || 18.8 || 52 || 0
|-
! [[1968 American Football League season|1968]] !! [[1968 Boston Patriots season|BOS]]
| 14 || 4 || 8 || 136 || 17.0 || 44 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| !! 126 !! 82 !! 283 !! 5,001 !! 17.7 !! 78 !! 39
|}

=== Playoffs ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team
!colspan="2"| Games
!colspan="5"| Receiving
|-
! GP !! GS !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD
|-
! [[1963 American Football League season|1963]] !! [[1963 Boston Patriots season|BOS]]
| 2 || 2 || 4 || 35 || 8.8 || 10 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| !! 2 !! 2 !! 4 !! 35 !! 8.8 !! 10 !! 0
|}

==Head coaching record==
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl =  | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
 | name      = [[Boston State Warriors football|Boston State Warriors]]
 | conf      = [[Commonwealth Coast Football|New England Football Conference]]
 | startyear = 1978
 | endyear   = 1979
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = conference
 | year         = [[1978 NCAA Division III football season|1978]]
 | name         = Boston State 
 | overall      = 6–3
 | conference   = 6–2
 | confstanding = T–1st
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      = 
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
 | championship = 
 | year         = [[1979 NCAA Division III football season|1979]]
 | name         = Boston State 
 | overall      = 4–5
 | conference   = 4–5
 | confstanding = T–5th
 | bowlname     = 
 | bowloutcome  = 
 | bcsbowl      = 
 | ranking      = no
 | ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
 | name       = Boston State 
 | overall    = 10–8
 | confrecord = 10–7
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
 | overall  = 10–8
 | bowls    = no
 | poll     = no
 | polltype = 
}}

==See also==
* [[List of American Football League players]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Footballstats |nfl=jim-colclough |espn= |cbs= |yahoo= |si= |pfr=C/ColcJi00 |rotoworld= }}

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[[Category:1936 births]]
[[Category:2004 deaths]]
[[Category:American football ends]]
[[Category:Players of Canadian football from Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Canadian football ends]]
[[Category:Boston College Eagles football players]]
[[Category:Boston Patriots players]]
[[Category:Boston State Warriors football coaches]]
[[Category:Montreal Alouettes players]]
[[Category:American Football League All-Star players]]
[[Category:Quincy High School (Massachusetts) alumni]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Medford, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Coaches of American football from Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Infectious disease deaths in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Deaths from hepatitis]]


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