James Allnut Cason Jr. (July 25, 1927 – November 24, 2013) was a professional
American football halfback who played eight seasons in the
All-America Football Conference
The All-America Football Conference (AAFC) was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League (NFL) from 1946 to 1949. One of the NFL's most formidable challengers, the AAFC attracted many of the ...
(AAFC) and the
National Football League (NFL), mainly for the
San Francisco 49ers. He was selected for two
Pro Bowls. He also started one game at quarterback in 1954 after
Y. A. Tittle
Yelberton Abraham Tittle Jr. (October 24, 1926 – October 8, 2017) was a professional American football quarterback. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants, and Baltimore Colts, after spe ...
broke his left hand. However, Cason was relieved by Tittle in the fourth quarter of the game.
He died November 24, 2013 in
Harlingen, Texas
Harlingen ( ) is a city in Cameron County in the central region of the Rio Grande Valley of the southern part of the U.S. state of Texas, about from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The city covers more than and is the second-largest city in ...
.
References
1927 births
2013 deaths
People from East Carroll Parish, Louisiana
Players of American football from Louisiana
American football safeties
LSU Tigers football players
San Francisco 49ers (AAFC) players
San Francisco 49ers players
Los Angeles Rams players
Western Conference Pro Bowl players
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