Jim Lash

{{Short description|American football player (1951–2019)}}

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| position = Wide receiver

| number = 82, 87

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1951|11|12|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Akron, Ohio, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|5|31|1951|11|12}}

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 200

| high_school = Garfield (Akron)

| college = Northwestern

| draftyear = 1973

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 65

| pastteams =

• Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1973|1976}})
• San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1976|1977}})

| highlights =

• First-team All-Big Ten (1972)

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 91

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 1,464

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 4

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James Verle Lash (November 12, 1951 – 31 May 2019) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) in the 1970s. He played on three Super Bowl teams with the Minnesota Vikings.

Lash attended Garfield High School in Akron, Ohio, the same high school that fellow NFL wide receiver Steve Craig attended. He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats. His five-year pro career was spent with the Vikings in which he helped lead to Super Bowl VIII, Super Bowl IX and Super Bowl XI all coming up a bit short against the dynasty teams of the Miami Dolphins, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Oakland Raiders.

Lash died May 31, 2019, in his hometown of Akron, Ohio.[https://www.beaconjournal.com/sports/20190608/obituary-garfield-high-school-graduate-jim-lash-went-on-to-nfl-career] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626022311/https://www.beaconjournal.com/sports/20190608/obituary-garfield-high-school-graduate-jim-lash-went-on-to-nfl-career |date=June 26, 2020 }}