Jim Mitchener

Canadian football player (1929–2017)

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Jim MitchenerDate of birth| (1929-03-19)March 19, 1929

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Place of birth| Donavon, Saskatchewan
Date of death| January 31, 2017(2017-01-31) (aged 87)
Place of death| 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]

## Career

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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]

## References

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1. ^ "Jim Mitchener football Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
2. ^ "Remembering Pete Thodos | Calgary Stampeders". Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
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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Calgary Stampeders 36th Grey Cup champions

* Dave Adams
* Chuck Anderson
* Harry Anderson
* Johnny Aguirre
* Dave Berry
* Norm Carter
* Chick Chikowski
* Jim Dobbin
* Ced Gyles
* Fritz Hanson
* Norm Hill
* Harry Hood
* Bert Iannone
* Harry Irving
* Cliff Kliewer
* Normie Kwong
* Les Lear
* Bob Leatham
* Rube Ludwig
* Jack McGill
* Jim Mitchener
* Rod Pantages
* Bill Pullar
* Paul Rowe
* Rudy Singer
* Keith Spaith
* Woody Strode
* Pete Thodos
* Dave Tomlinson
* Fred Wilmot
* Bill Wusyk

* Head coach: Les Lear
* Manager: Archie McGillis
* President: Tom Brook, Jack Grogan (former)
* Trainers: Frank Porteous, Bill Sherriff

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