Jim Lipinski

{{Short description|American football player (1926–2011)}}

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

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Jim Lipinski

| image = Jim Lipinski.jpg

| caption = Jim Lipinski, 1951

| number =

| position = Tackle, defensive tackle

| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|2|25}}

| birth_place = Monongah, West Virginia, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|2011|5|28|1926|2|25}}

| death_place = Sarasota, Florida, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lbs = 238

| high_school = Monongah (WV)

| college = Fairmont State

| draftyear = 1950

| draftround = 22

| draftpick = 281

| pastteams = * Chicago Cardinals (1950)

• Calgary Stampeders (1951)

| statlabel1 = Games

| statvalue1 = 1

| pfr = LipiJi20

}}

James Victor Lipinski Sr. (February 25, 1926 – May 28, 2011) was an American football tackle and defensive tackle.

Lipinski was born in 1927 in Monongah, West Virginia, and attended Monongah High School.{{cite web|title=Jim Lipinski|publisher=Pro Football Archives|accessdate=April 11, 2022|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerl/lipi00200.html}} He served in the Navy during World War II.

After the war, Lipinski played college football for Fairmont University from 1946 to 1949. He also played basketball and baseball at Fairmont, earning a total of 12 varsity letters.

He was offered a contract to play professional baseball for the Boston Braves but instead opted to play professional football in the National Football League (NFL). In April 1950, he signed with the Chicago Cardinals.{{cite news|title=Chicago Cardinals Sign Jim Lipinski|newspaper=The Shreveport Times|date=April 23, 1950|page=46|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99533424/lipinski/|via=Newspapers.com}} He appeared in one game for the Cardinals during the 1950 season.{{cite web|title=Jim Lipinski Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=March 22, 2021|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LipiJi20.htm}}

In June 1951, he moved to Calgary with his wife Loreene and son Jimmy to play for the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League.{{cite news|title=Bob Shaw Checks In|newspaper=Calgary Herald|author=Bob Mamini|date=June 22, 1951|page=26|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99533755/lipinski/|via=Newspapers.com}} He appeared in 13 games for the Stampeders during their 1951 season.

After retiring as a player, Lipinski coached at Dalton High School, Washington Court House, and Cuyahoga Falls.{{cite news|title=James V. Lipinski, Sr.|newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal|date=May 29, 2011|page=B6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74229968/jim-lipinski/|via=Newspapers.com}} He died in 2011 in Sarasota, Florida.