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James Isaac "Preacher" Pilot Jr. (January 22, 1941 – January 2, 1991) was an American professional football player. He played for the New Mexico State Aggies football team from 1961 to 1963. He led the country in rushing yardage in both 1961 with 1,278 yards and in 1962 with 1,247 yards. He was the first player since Tom Harmon to lead the country in rushing yardage in consecutive years. He also led the NCAA major colleges in scoring with 138 points (13.8 points per game) in 1961.

Pilot grew up in Kingsville, Texas. He initially attended the University of Kansas on a basketball scholarship and, after one year, transferred to New Mexico State. He was inducted into the New Mexico State Athletics Hall of Fame. He died in 1991 at age 49 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

See also

• List of NCAA major college football yearly rushing leaders
• List of NCAA major college football yearly scoring leaders

References

1. "Preacher Pilot". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
2. "1961 Leaders". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
3. "1962 Leaders". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
4. "Aggies' Preacher Pilot Meditates On A Season Just Past". Albuquerque Journal. November 25, 1962. p. C2.
5. "Preacher Pilot Storming Back". Hobbs Daily News-Sun. November 7, 1962. p. 6.
6. ESPN College Football Encyclopedia (2005), p. 1265.
7. Robert Creamer (October 29, 1962). "Pistol Pete Meets Preacher Pilot". Sports Illustrated.
8. "US Bank/NM State Athletics Hall of Fame". New Mexico State Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2015.

• 1941 births
• 1991 deaths
• American football halfbacks
• New Mexico State Aggies football players
• Players of American football from Texas