Jim Mitchener

Jim Mitchener
Born: (1929-03-19)March 19, 1929
Donavon, Saskatchewan
Died: January 31, 2017(2017-01-31) (aged 87)
Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) HB
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career history
As player
1948 Calgary Stampeders
1952–1956 Montreal Alouettes
1956–1957 BC Lions
Career highlights and awards
  • Grey Cup champion (1948)

James Walter Mitchener (March 19, 1929 – January 31, 2017) was a Canadian football player who played for the Calgary Stampeders, Montreal Alouettes, and BC Lions. He won the Grey Cup with the Stampeders in 1948.[1] Mitchener played junior football with the McGill University Redmen. Mitchener resides in South Carolina and was one of the last surviving members of the 1948 Grey Cup championship team.[2] After graduating from both McGill University and McGill Medical School, Mitchener worked as a pathologist at University Hospital for many years where he helped establish the Epidemiology Department. Early in his career, he taught Pathology at the Medical College of Georgia. Mitchener retired from Port Huron Hospital. Mitchener died on January 31, 2017.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=mitchjim003
  2. ↑ http://www.stampeders.com/article/remembering-pete-thodos
  3. ↑ CurrentObituary.com. "James Mitchener, M.D. - Obituary - Augusta, GA - Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors | CurrentObituary.com". Retrieved 2017-02-14.


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