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]

Jim Mitchener

Date of birth	(1929-03-19)March 19, 1929
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)

Career

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]