Jim Doran Autographs
James Robert Doran (August 11, 1927 – June 30, 1994) was an American professional football player in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions (1951–1959) and Dallas Cowboys (1960–1961). He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones. He was a two-way player, playing both on offense and defense. He played 94 games as a defensive lineman, usually defensive end, and 115 games as a tight end.
Because of the small size of Beaver High School, it had no football program, so Doran practiced basketball and baseball. As a high school basketball player, Doran once scored 36 of the 38 total points scored by his team in a single contest. On the baseball diamond Doran possessed prolific home run power as a switch hitter while playing the catcher position. Against Rippey High School as senior, Doran belted 3 home runs, 2 as a right handed hitter and 1 as a lefty. His first exposure to the sport of football was at Buena Vista College in the fall of 1947, on the "B" team, joining after a short stint in the navy during World War II. He played defensive tackle despite being a relative lightweight at 190 pounds.
Doran transferred to Iowa State University in 1947, joining the track team as a sprinter, high jumper and shot putter. Doran had his 1948 football season end in the season opener with a broken right ankle. In 1949, he helped the team post a 5–3–1 record, the school's first winning football season in a span of 14 years, and being named to the All-Big Seven team at offensive end, with 689 yards on 34 catches, breaking the single-season Big Seven receiving mark by over 200 yards. He also set an NCAA record against the Oklahoma Sooners by catching eight passes for 203 yards.
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Traded items with a signature of Jim Doran
The most expensive item with a signature of Jim Doran (1958 Topps #43 Jim Doran Detroit Lions Autographed Deceased 1994 Very Rare) was sold in May 2020 for $70.00 while the cheapest item (Jim Doran Autograph Postcard JSA) found a new owner for $0.99 in January 2023. The month with the most items sold (2) was June 2016 with an average selling price of $19.00 for an autographed item of Jim Doran. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2020 with $70.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was April 2008. In average, an autographed item from Jim Doran is worth $29.51.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Jim Doran were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1956 Topps JIM DORAN #80 Autograph JSA COA AUTO Detroit Lions | $34.99 |  |
| 1957 JIM DORAN DETROIT LIONS AUTOGRAPHED LETTER CUT ON 3X5 CARD W/PHOTO-d.1994 | $6.99 | |
| 1957 Topps #131 Jim Doran Detroit Lions Autographed Deceased 1994 Very Rare | $70.00 | |
| 1958 Topps #43 Jim Doran Detroit Lions Autographed Deceased 1994 Very Rare | $70.00 | |
| 1961 TOPPS JIM DORAN DALLAS COWBOYS AUTOGRAPHED CARD #23 EX/MT d.1994 | $49.25 | |
| Jim Doran (d.94) Steelers Lions Cowboys AUTOGRAPHED 3x5 index card - **RARE* | $39.99 | |
| Jim Doran Autograph Postcard JSA | $0.99 | |
| Jim Doran Autographed Index card JSA Auc Cert | $20.70 | |
| Jim Doran Autographed Signed 1957 Topps Card #131 Detroit Lions SKU #198108 | $69.00 | |
| JIM DORAN DECEASED ISU 1951-61 LIONS SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 3x5 INDEX CARD PSA/DNA | $35.00 | |
| Jim Doran Iowa State Signed Index Card Autograph Auto PSA/DNA *85024 | $19.00 | |
| Jim Doran Iowa State Signed Index Card Autograph Auto PSA/DNA *85025 | $19.00 | |
| Jim Doran Iowa State Signed Index Card Autograph Auto PSA/DNA *85026 | $19.00 | |
| Jim Doran Lions J.D. McCarthy Postcard AUTOGRAPHED | $13.00 | |
| Jim Doran Vintage Autographed Postcard in Very Good Condition- Black & White | $29.51 | |
