Ntl Team: | USA |
Position: | Defenseman |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 0 |
Weight Lb: | 181 |
Birth Date: | 5 March 1937 |
Birth Place: | Minneapolis, MN, USA |
Career Start: | 1956 |
Career End: | 1964 |
James Allen Westby (born March 5, 1937) is an American former ice hockey defenseman and Olympian.
Westby played with Team USA at the 1964 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria.[1] He previously played for the Minnesota Golden Gophers of the University of Minnesota.
Westby's grandson, Jimmy Snuggerud, is a college ice hockey player for Minnesota and was drafted in the first round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues.[2]