Eddie James (Canadian football)

Eddie James
Date of birth: September 30, 1907
Place of birth: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Date of death: December 26, 1958 (aged 51)
Place of death: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Career information
CFL status: National
Position(s): RB/DB/Flying wing
Organizations
As player:
1928
1928-31
1932
1934-1935
Regina Pats
Regina Roughriders
St. John's College
Winnipeg 'Pegs
Career highlights and awards
Honours:
Career stats

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.[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.

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