| Jim Wheeler | |
| Full Name: | James Reid Wheeler |
| Birth Date: | 27 December 1898 |
| Birth Place: | Belfast, Ireland |
| Death Place: | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Occupation: | Ophthalmologist |
| School: | Methodist College Belfast |
| University: | Queen's University Belfast |
| Position: | Outside-half |
| Repyears1: | 1922–24 |
| Repcaps1: | 5 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
James Reid Wheeler (27 December 1898 — 22 March 1973) was an Irish international rugby union player.
The son of a surgeon, Wheeler was born and raised in Belfast, attending Methodist College Belfast. He enlisted with the Royal Artillery in 1917 and was mentioned in despatches during his service.[1]
Wheeler played as an outside-half for Queen's University RFC while a medical student and was capped five times for Ireland, from 1922 to 1924, then became a referee and officiated three Calcutta Cup fixtures.[2]
A specialist in ophthalmology, Wheeler was made a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 1929 and lectured at Queen's University. He remained involved in rugby, serving as president of the IRFU in 1959–60.[3]