Positions Linebacker | CFL status International Role American football player Status Retired Name James West | |
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Date of birth (1957-12-19) December 19, 1957 (age 58) | ||
James West (born December 19, 1957) was a linebacker who played twelve seasons in the Canadian Football League for three teams. He won two Grey Cups for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Nicknamed Wild West, he played college football at Texas Southern University and trialled with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1984, before joining the Bombers during the 1985 season.
In 2016, he was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
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