Jim Mankins
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (1944–2004)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jim Makins
| number = 33, 25, 16, 27
| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{birth date|1944|6|23}}
| birth_place = Downey, California, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2004|4|1|1944|6|23}}
| death_place = Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 235
| high_school = King City (CA)
| college = Oklahoma
Florida State
| draftyear = 1966
| draftround = 12
| draftpick = 184
| afldraftyear = 1966
| afldraftround = Red Shirt 4
| afldraftpick = 28
| pastteams =
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1967}})
- Ottawa Rough Riders ({{CFL Year|1968}}–{{CFL Year|1970}})
- Edmonton Eskimos (1970)
| highlights =
- 2× Grey Cup champion ({{CFL Year|1968}}, {{CFL Year|1969}})
| pfr = MankJi00
}}
James Frank Mankins (June 23, 1944 – April 1, 2004) was a running back in the National Football League (NFL).
Biography
Mankins was born James Frank Mankins on June 23, 1944 in Chino, California.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MankJi00.htm|title = Jim Mankins Stats|website = Pro-Football-Reference.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerm/mank00400.html|title=Jim Mankins NFL CFL Stats and Bio|website=profootballarchives.com|access-date=July 15, 2023}}
Career
He played at the collegiate level at Florida State University and the University of Oklahoma.
Mankins was drafted in the twelfth round of the 1966 NFL draft by the Green Bay Packers.{{cite web |url=http://www.seminoles.com/sports/m-footbl/AllTimeNFLDraft.html |title=Florida State University Official Athletic Site - Football |accessdate=2012-12-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119070112/http://www.seminoles.com/sports/m-footbl/AllTimeNFLDraft.html |archivedate=2012-11-19 }} He had also been drafted in the second round of the Red Shirt portion of the 1966 American Football League draft by the Miami Dolphins. Mankins would go on to play for the Atlanta Falcons.
After playing in the NFL, Mankins would play 3 seasons in the Canadian Football League. With the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1968 to 1970, he would win two Grey Cup championships. He was traded to the Edmonton Eskimos in 1970, finishing his football career there.
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Category:American football running backs
Category:Atlanta Falcons players
Category:Edmonton Elks players
Category:Florida State University alumni
Category:Florida State Seminoles football players
Category:Oklahoma Sooners football players
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Category:People from Chino, California
Category:Players of American football from San Bernardino County, California