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 |
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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.