Jim Monachino

{{Short description|American football player (1929–2021)}}

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

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Jim Monachino

| image = Jim Monachino 1949.jpg

| caption = Monachino, circa 1949

| number = 99, 49

| position = Halfback
Fullback
Defensive back

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|7|9|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|4|28|1929|7|9}}

| death_place = West Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 187

| high_school = Redondo Union
(Redondo Beach, California)

| college = California

| draftyear = 1951

| draftround = 12

| draftpick = 137

| pastteams =

• San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1951}}, {{NFL Year|1953}})
• Washington Redskins ({{NFL Year|1955}})

| highlights =

• First-team All-PCC (1950)

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 291

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 4.1

| statlabel3 = Receptions

| statvalue3 = 11

| statlabel4 = Receiving yards

| statvalue4 = 89

| statlabel5 = Total touchdowns

| statvalue5 = 4

| pfr = MonaJi20

}}

James Monachino (July 9, 1929 – April 28, 2021https://www.hamiltonsfuneralhome.com/services/services_detail.aspx?rid=59991 James 'Jim' Monachino Obituary) was an American football halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers and Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of California, Berkeley and was drafted in the twelfth round of the 1951 NFL draft.