Please answer the following question: Facts: - finalyear: 1961 - statlabel: receptions receiving yards - draftyear: 1951 - number: 20 , 83 - position: wide receiver - statvalue: 212 3,667 - pfr: doraji00 - death date: 30 june 1994 - college: iowa state - draftpick: 55 - birth date: 11 august 1927 - draftround: 5 - debutyear: 1951 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jim doran .
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james robert doran -lrb- august 11 , 1927 - june 29 , 1994 -rrb- is a former american football wide receiver in the national football league for the detroit lions -lrb- 1951 -- 1959 -rrb- and the dallas cowboys -lrb- 1960 -- 1961 -rrb- .he played college football at iowa state university .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 .injuries forced him to also become a tight end during detroit 's 1953 championship season , and he scored from that position in the 1953 championship game .he was left unprotected in the 1960 nfl expansion draft , and dallas drafted him .he was the dallas cowboys first pro bowl player .