| Jim Paternoster | |
| Fullname: | James Robert Paternoster |
| Birth Date: | 27 January 1875 |
| Birth Place: | Berwick, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Chelsea, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Richmond (VFA) |
| Statsend: | 1901 |
| Years1: | 1901 |
| Games Goals1: | 7 (0) |
James Robert Paternoster (27 January 1875 – 7 November 1954) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy.
Recruited from Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Richmond alongside his brother Matt Paternoster,[1] [2] Paternoster made his senior VFL debut in 1901.
Paternoster later served in World War I,[3] enlisting on 24 July 1917 and serving in the 6th Australian Infantry Battalion.[4]
