James West | |
Birth Date: | 19 December 1955 |
Birth Place: | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
Number: | 58 |
Import: | yes |
Position1: | Linebacker |
Weight Lb: | 230 |
College: | Texas Southern |
Playing Years1: | – |
Playing Team1: | Calgary Stampeders |
Playing Years2: | – |
Playing Team2: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Playing Team3: | BC Lions |
Career Highlights: | |
Cflallstar: | CFL 1985 Coaches All CFLTeam, |
Cfleastallstar: | , |
Cfhof: | james-west |
Cfhofyear: | 2016 |
James West (born December 19, 1955) is a former linebacker who played twelve seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for three teams.[1] He won two Grey Cups for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Nicknamed Wild West, he played college football at Texas Southern University and trialled with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1984,[2] before joining the Bombers during the 1985 season.[3]
In 2016, he was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
4. Canadian Football Hall Of Fame