Jim German

{{Short description|American football player (1917–1945)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Jimmy German

| number = 34, 60

| position = Quarterback
Running back

| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|11|6}}

| birth_place = Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|1945|8|8|1917|11|6}}

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 180

| high_school = duPont Manual
(Louisville, Kentucky)

| college = Centre

| draftyear = 1939

| draftround = 11

| draftpick = 98

| pastteams =

• Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1939}})
• Chicago Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1940}})

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 58

| statlabel2 = Passing yards

| statvalue2 = 97

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 2

| pfr = GermJi20

}}

James H. German (November 6, 1917 – August 8, 1945) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the Chicago Cardinals. He played college football at Centre College and was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1939 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1939 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1939/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}