Jim Mitchener

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 resided 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]

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 statusNational
Position(s)HB
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career history
As player
1948Calgary Stampeders
19521956Montreal Alouettes
19561957BC Lions
Career highlights and awards
  • Grey Cup champion (1948)

References


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