Jim Rountree

Bio

Full name: James W. Rountree

Preferred name: Jim

Born: April 21, 1936 in Miami, FL

Died: Oct. 1, 2013 (Obituary)

Last Season (1967) Vitals:
  • Height: 5′ 10″
  • Position: DB
  • Jersey: #20
Amateur Programs
  • Florida
  • Jackson HS (Miami, FL)
Programs listed in descending order attended. Help complete the database by providing high school, junior and college participation or corrections.
10 Season Career

Active years: 1958–1967
Active teams (1):

  • TOR 1958–1967

131 career games (See notes for restrictions)

  • 131 regular season games
Season Team Position Jersey Regular
GP		 Playoff
GP		 Grey Cup
GP
10 seasons
(Rank: T476th,
95th percentile,
10 CFL seasons)		 1 team 131
(Rank: T789th,
93rd percentile,
131 CFL games)		 0 0
1958 TOR HB 84 7 -- 0
1959 TOR DB, HB 84 13 -- 0
1960 TOR HB 20 14 -- 0
1961 TOR HB 20 14 -- 0
1962 TOR HB 20 14 -- 0
1963 TOR HB 20 14 -- 0
1964 TOR DB 20 14 -- 0
1965 TOR DB 20 14 -- 0
1966 TOR DB 20 13 -- 0
1967 TOR DB 20 14 -- 0
Jim Rountree Records Held and Approached

CategoryRankValueTeamSeasonGameLeague Record Held Span OR
Regular Season
Longest Reception – Play T4th 108 yards (TD) TOR 1961 SSK 7 @ TOR 27
  • 1961 Team Nominee (TOR) Most Outstanding Player
Toronto Argonauts All-Time Argonauts

Jim Rountree was inducted into the Player wing in 2004.