caption height_ft weight_lbs playing_years birth_place status awards image_size import position stats playing_teams article_title birth_date height_in image college name
chambers in 1954 6 197 1951 - 1953 1954 montreal , quebec retired 1951 - dr. beattie martin trophy 200px n halfback y edmonton eskimos bc lions jim chambers
 16 march 1927 1 b.c. -rrb- crop.jpg lions , jim chambers vpl 84780f -lrb- 15900979995 none - westmount warriors jim chambers
jim chambers

jim chambers -lrb- born march 16 , 1927 -rrb- is a former award winning halfback who played in the canadian football league .
a native of montreal , and a graduate of the westmount warriors junior program , chambers won the dr. beattie martin trophy for canadian rookie of the year in the west by rushing for 513 yards and an amazing 9.9 yard average for the edmonton eskimos in 1951 -lrb- coupled with team mate and all-star normie kwong -rrb- .
he played 3 seasons for the eskimos , rushing for 921 yards and catching 38 passes , but when all-star rollie miles joined the team he saw little playing time .
he finished his career with the 1954 inaugural bc lions team , playing 5 games , rushing for 27 yards and catching 4 passes .
