Eddie James (Canadian football) explained

Eddie James
Birth Date:1907 9, mf=yes
Birth Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Death Place:Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Import:no
Position1:Running back
Position2:Defensive back
Position3:Flying wing
Playing Years1:1928
Playing Team1:Regina Pats
Playing Years2:1928–31
Playing Team2:Regina Roughriders
Playing Years3:1932
Playing Team3:St.John's Rugby Football Club
Playing Years4:1934–1935
Playing Team4:Winnipeg 'Pegs
Career Highlights:
Honours:
Cfhof:eddie-james
Cfhofyear:1963

Eddie "Dynamite" James (September 30, 1907 – December 26, 1958) was a running back for the Regina Roughriders and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).[1] James was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963 and into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2004.[2] The Eddie James Memorial Trophy is named after him. His son Gerry James also played for the Blue Bombers and also is inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cflapedia.com/Players/j/james_eddie.htm CFLAPEDIA entry - Eddie James
  2. Web site: Profile at Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame . 2008-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071021141502/http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/honoured/2004/eJames.htm . 2007-10-21 . dead .