Jim Jodat

{{Short description|American football player (1954–2015)}}

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

{{Infobox NFL biography

| image =

| caption =

| position = Running back

| number = 43, 40

| birth_date = {{birth date|1954|3|3}}

| birth_place = Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|10|21|1954|3|3}}

| death_place = Lake Forest, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lbs = 210

| draftyear = 1976

| draftround = 12

| draftpick = 344

| high_school = Pio Nono

| college = Carthage

| teams =

• Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|1976}}–{{NFL Year|1979}})
• Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|1980}}–{{NFL Year|1981}})
• San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1982}}–{{NFL Year|1983}})

| statlabel1 = Rushing attempts
-yards

| statvalue1 = 226-866

| statlabel2 = Receptions-yards

| statvalue2 = 35-265

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 10

| pfr = J/JodaJi00

}}

James Steven Jodat (March 3, 1954 – October 21, 2015) was a professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Los Angeles Rams, the Seattle Seahawks, and the San Diego Chargers.

He was a high school player and wrestler for Pio Nono in St. Francis, Wisconsin, and was among the first alumni inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame at the school's successor, St. Thomas More High School.{{Cite web |title=St. Thomas More High School - Athletic Hall of Fame |url=https://www.tmore.org/alumni/athletic-hall-of-fame |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=www.tmore.org}}

He played college football at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin, declining more attractive offers because Carthage was closer to his widowed mother's home in Milwaukee.Jackel, Pete. "Jodat follows strong example" Racine Journal-Times May 24, 2004{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/joda00200.html | title=JIM JODAT | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=April 15, 2015 | archive-date=April 15, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415225102/http://www.profootballarchives.com/joda00200.html | url-status=dead }} He died from cancer in 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.jsonline.com/sports/carthages-leading-rusher-jim-jodat-played-in-nfl-b99601151z1-335491361.html|title = Carthage's leading rusher Jim Jodat played in NFL}}