James Mungro

NFL player


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DateOfBirth=Birth date and age|1978|2|13|mf=y
Birthplace= East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Position=Running back
number=23
College=Syracuse
DraftedYear=2002
DraftedRound=Undrafted
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years=2002-2006
teams=Indianapolis Colts

James Olevia Mungro, II (born February 13, 1978 in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania) is a former an American football running back. He retired from the NFL due to an severe ACL injury he recived in a pre-season game in 2006. His entire NFL career was with the Indianapolis Colts. He attended Syracuse University.

Personal biography

James Mungro attended East Stroudsburg South High School and was coached by Ed Christian. He was Parade and Street and Smith’s All-America grid performer. He was also Pennsylvania Player-of-the-Year as a junior and all-state selection in his final two seasons. He rushed for 2,541 yards and 34 TDs as senior. He set the Pennsylvania state record after rushing for 8,432 yards and totaling 9,513 all-purpose yards during his career. Overall, he set 48 team records during his high school career and was three-time team MVP. He now resides in Indianapolis with his wife Jessica.

College career

Mungro was a four-year letterman who totaled 529-2,869, 29 Touchdowns (TD) rushing for the Syracuse University Orangemen. He had his best year as senior with 248-1,170, 14 TDs rushing. His yardage total ranked as third-best seasonal performance in school history. Named Insight.com Bowl Offensive Player-of-the-Game after rushing 19-112 in win over Kansas State. He was 115-797, 7 TDs as junior in 10 games. His seasonal 6.9 rushing avg. ranked him third-best in school history. Started one of 12 games as with 116-537, 5 TDs rushing. He was named Music City Bowl MVP after rushing 12-162, 2 TDs against the University of Kentucky, including career-long 86 TD burst. He played in eight games as freshman and was 50-365, 3 TDs rushing. he graduated with a major in physical education. Arguably Mungro's greatest game was his last regular season home game in his senior year against Boston College. Facing (at the time) the best running back in college football William Green, Mungro put on a national show for all to see. Rushing for over 180 yards and 4 touchdowns, Mungro proved in that one night, he might be an NFL back. Sportscaster Golic said "this kid really is showing me something tonight". Mungro also received a degree in Physical Education from Syracuse.

NFL career

Undrafted, Mungro was signed by the Detroit Lions in 2002 but was cut at the end of training camp that year. The Indianapolis Colts signed him immediately and he became a backup to Edgerrin James. He rushed for 8 TDs filling in for James that year, who was oft-injured. He had 114 yards in his first start.

In 2003, Mungro was a reserve RB running back in seven outings for Colts before spending his final four games on injured reserve with a toe injury. His 3 TD rushes against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers helped the club erase a 35-14 deficit with four minutes remaining in an eventual 38-35 OT win.

In 2004, he caught 2 of Peyton Manning's record-breaking 49 touchdown passes in a season, including the record-tying 48th touchdown pass against the San Diego Chargers.

On the [http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=article7&news_id=3962 Colts Official Website] , Tony Dungy quoted “He did a lot for us, he was our third back and a very good runner. He was a guy who could go in and play tailback and win games for us. He was our fullback in short-yardage and goal-line situations and he was a very good special teams player." This was quoted after James Mungro tore his ACL.

Mungro was not re-signed by the Colts and was not on the roster for any part of the 2007-08 season. Unlike the previous season, when Mungro was on the roster and the team won the Super Bowl, the Colts were not able to win a single playoff game in 2007-08.

According to Colts GM Bill Polian during an interview live on the NFL Network on the 6th Round of the 2008 NFL Draft, Mungro has retired from the NFL due to his injury.