# Jim Staton

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{{Short description|American football player (1927–1993)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Jim Staton
| number      = 72, 63
| position    = [Defensive tackle](/source/Defensive_tackle)
| birth_date  = {{birth date|1927|5|23}}
| birth_place = [Ansonville, North Carolina](/source/Ansonville%2C_North_Carolina), U.S.
| death_date  = {{death date and age|1993|09|16|1927|05|23}}
| death_place = [Greensboro, North Carolina](/source/Greensboro%2C_North_Carolina), U.S.
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 4
| weight_lb   = 246
| high_school = [Greensboro (NC)](/source/Grimsley_High_School)
| college     = [Wake Forest](/source/Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_football)
| draftyear   = 1951
| draftround  = 2
| draftpick   = 21
| pastteams   =
* [Washington Redskins](/source/Washington_Commanders) ({{NFL Year|1951}})
* [Montreal Alouettes](/source/Montreal_Alouettes) (1952–56)
| highlights  =
* 2× IRFU All-Star - [1952](/source/1952_in_Canadian_football), [1954](/source/1954_in_Canadian_football)
* Second-team [All-American](/source/College_Football_All-America_Team) ([1950](/source/1950_College_Football_All-America_Team))
* First-team All-[SoCon](/source/SoCon) ([1950](/source/1950_All-Southern_Conference_football_team))
| statlabel1  = Games played
| statvalue1  = 8
| pfr         = StatJi20  
}}

'''James Brooks Staton Jr.''' (May 23, 1927 – September 16, 1993) was an American professional [football](/source/American_football) [defensive tackle](/source/defensive_tackle) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL) for the [Washington Redskins](/source/Washington_Commanders).  He played [college football](/source/college_football) at [Wake Forest University](/source/Wake_Forest_University) and was [drafted](/source/NFL_Draft) in the second round of the [1951 NFL draft](/source/1951_NFL_draft).

His greatest success came in [Canadian football](/source/Canadian_football) as a member of the [Montreal Alouettes](/source/Montreal_Alouettes), where he played for five seasons (49 regular season games) and was selected an All-Star twice.<ref>[http://www.cflapedia.com/Players/s/staton_jim.htm] CFLADEPIA entry - Jim Staton</ref>

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Category:1927 births
Category:1993 deaths
Category:People from Ansonville, North Carolina
Category:American football defensive tackles
Category:Wake Forest Demon Deacons football players
Category:Washington Redskins players
Category:Montreal Alouettes players
Category:Players of Canadian football from North Carolina
Category:Players of American football from Greensboro, North Carolina
Category:Grimsley High School alumni
Category:20th-century American sportsmen

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