Gerry James
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| Date of birth | October 22, 1934 |
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| Place of birth | Regina, Saskatchewan |
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| CFL status | National |
| Position(s) | Running back (CFL)/Right Wing (NHL) |
| High school | Kelvin High School |
| Career history | |
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| CFL 1952–1962 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| CFL 1964 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| NHL 1954–1960 | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| CFL West All-Star | 1955, 1957 |
| Awards | CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian (1954, 1957) |
| Honours | Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame (1982) |
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Gerald Edwin James (born October 22, 1934) is a former professional Canadian football running back and professional ice hockey player. He played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). His 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 (first game April 9, 1960—lost cup) in the same season.
A graduate of Kelvin High School in Winnipeg, James started his CFL career in 1952 when he became one of the youngest players ever to play in the CFL, at only 17 years old. (Tommy Manastersky was several months younger when he joined the Montreal Alouettes in 1946).
As a kicker and a running back in the Bombers' powerful "run by committee" system, James helped the team to six Grey Cup appearances (1953, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, and 1962), earning four victories (1958, 1959, 1961 and 1962). This committee system over the years included Lorne Benson, Tom Casey, Leo Lewis, Bob McNamara and Charlie Shepard.
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