Jim Papai

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Jim Papai
Born:c. 1949 (age 7475)
Brantford, Ontario
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) G
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
College North Carolina
Career history
As player
1972 Edmonton Eskimos
1972 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Career highlights and awards
  • Grey Cup champion (1972)

Jim Papai (born c. 1949) was a Canadian football player who played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Edmonton Eskimos. He won the Grey Cup with Hamilton in 1972. He played college football on a football scholarship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Jim Papai football statistics on StatsCrew.com".
  2. "One season... but what a season | Brantford Expositor". Archived from the original on October 29, 2014.