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James Was actually raised by his grandmother who passed away when he was only 17 years old of cancer.

James credits much of his success to former Oregon Running Back's coach Garry Campbell. Campbell also helped produce a few other Oregon Running backs into NFL players including: Jonathan Stewart, LaGerrette Blount, Kenjon Barner, and Royce Freeman. James said that he attributes some of his struggles in the NFL to the fact that his head coach for the 49ers, Jim Harbaugh, was the one who wanted to draft James, meanwhile his running back coach with the team, Tom Rathman, did not want the former Oregon back.

LaMichael James was a track star on top of his football career. He actually ran his personal best of 10.51 seconds while still in high school at the 2006 Texas State Final Track meet while running for Liberty-Eylau High School.

While James was never the biggest (listed at 5'9" 195 lbs) he was known for his toughness for his size, as well as being an ultimate competitor. After one game in college where he had appeared to have injured his elbow, James' health for the next game came into question. James' response to questions about his health was: "I could tear all of my ACLs and I'll still play."

James Turned himself into a restaurant franchise owner after his NFL playing days ended. He Currently owns two Killer Burger stores in Oregon, one in Beaverton and another in Lake Oswego. James also plans to open a store in the same city as his Alma-matter, Eugene Oregon.