Gerry James

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Gerry James
Born	(1934-10-22)October 22, 1934 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died	February 13, 2024(2024-02-13) (aged 89) Parksville, British Columbia, Canada
Relatives	Eddie James (father)
Football career
James in 1958
Career information
CFL status	National
Position(s)	Running back
High school	Kelvin High School
Career history
As player
1952–1962	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
1964	Saskatchewan Roughriders
CFL West All-Star	1955, 1957
Awards	2× CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian (1954, 1957)
Honours	Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame (1982)
Career stats
Canadian Football Hall of Fame, 1981
Ice hockey player Ice hockey career Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) Position Right wing Shot Right Played for Toronto Maple Leafs Playing career 1954–1961

Edwin Fitzgerald James (October 22, 1934 – February 13, 2024) was a Canadian professional football and ice hockey player. He played as a running back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL) between 1952 and 1964 and as a right winger for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1955 and 1960. He is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, like his father, Eddie James, who also played for the Blue Bombers. James was born in Regina, Saskatchewan.

In a period overlapping the 1959 CFL season and 1959–60 NHL season, James became the only player to play in the CFL's Grey Cup (November 28, 1959—won cup) and the NHL's Stanley Cup finals (first game April 9, 1960—lost cup) in the same season.^[1]