James Sykes (Canadian football)

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**James Sykes**
Career information
Date of birth:	(1954-11-07) November 7, 1954 (age 58)
Place of birth:	New Waverly, Texas
Position(s):	Running back
College:	Rice
NFL Draft:	1977 / Round: 10 / Pick: 273 (By the Washington Redskins)
Organizations
As player:
1977-1983 1983, 1986	Calgary Stampeders (CFL) Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL)
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star:	1978, 1980

James Sykes (born November 7, 1954 in New Waverly, Texas) is a former Canadian football running back in the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders from 1977 through 1982, and for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 1983^[1] and 1986.^[2] He was an All-Star in 1978 and 1980. He won the Eddie James Memorial Trophy in 1980 and 1981.

References [edit]

v t e Washington Redskins 1977 NFL Draft selections

Duncan McColl Reggie Haynes Mike Northington James Sykes Don Harris Curtis Kirkland

Draft Years 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1950 AAFC 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Persondata
Name	Sykes, James
Alternative names
Short description	Player of American and Canadian football
Date of birth	November 7, 1954
Place of birth	New Waverly, Texas
Date of death
Place of death