Jim Mankins

Jim Makins
No. 33, 25, 16, 27
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	June 23, 1944; Downey, California, U.S.
Died:	April 1, 2004 (aged 59); Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:	King City (CA)
College:	Oklahoma; Florida State
NFL draft:	1966 / round: 12 / pick: 184
AFL draft:	1966 / round: Red Shirt 4 / pick: 28
Career history
	Atlanta Falcons (1967); Ottawa Rough Riders (1968–1970); Edmonton Eskimos (1970);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

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.^[1]^[2]

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.^[3] 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.