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Jim Mitchener

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Jim Mitchener
Date of birth(1929-03-19)March 19, 1929
Place of birthDonavon, Saskatchewan
Date of deathJanuary 31, 2017(2017-01-31) (aged 87)
Place of deathAugusta, 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)

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.