Jim Battle (American football)

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1938)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Jim Battle

| image =

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| number = 63, 64

| position = Guard

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1938|02|20}}

| birth_place = Bartow, Florida, U.S.

| death_date =

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 240

| high_school = Union
(Bartow, Florida)

| college = Southern Illinois

| undraftedyear = 1963

| pastteams =

• Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1963}})
• Edmonton Eskimos ({{CFL Year|1964|1965}})

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 14

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 1

| cflstatlabel1 = Games played

| cflstatvalue1 = 21

| cflstatlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| cflstatvalue2 = 5

| pfr = B/BattJi20

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Jim Battle (born February 20, 1938) is an American former professional football guard who played in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He also played in college football for the Southern Illinois Salukis.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BattJi20.htm|title=Jim Battle Stats|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}{{cite news|title=End Jim Battle Treis For Record: SIU Hosts North Texas|newspaper=Southern Illinoisan|date=November 23, 1962|page=II-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/southern-illinoisan-end-jim-battle-treis/152124013/|via=Newspapers.com}} He played in 14 games for the Minnesota Vikings before joining the Edmonton Eskimos in the CFL in 1964.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cflapedia.com/Players/b/battle_jim.htm|title=Jim Battle|website=www.cflapedia.com}} Battle played at the end position in college, tallying 85 receptions for 1,010 yards, and was converted to an offensive guard with the Vikings.{{cite news|title=Battle 'Battles' Again: Viking Takes on Grier|newspaper=Minneapolis Star|author=Jack Goodwin|date=October 31, 1963|page=37|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-minneapolis-star-battle/152124222/|via=Newspapers.com}}