James Jarrett Lankas (August 26, 1918 – August 9, 1978) was an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

player in the

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. His position was

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Biography

Lankas was born on August 26, 1918, in

Stratton, Nebraska Stratton is a village in Hitchcock County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 310 at the 2020 census. History Stratton sprang up ''circa'' 1881 as a depot on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad. It was named for Mary Stratto ...

Career

Lankas was a member of the

Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia. The Eagles compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. The team plays ...

during the

1942 NFL season The 1942 NFL season was the 23rd regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, many players left for service in World War II, thus depleting the rosters of all the teams. The Chicago Bears finished the regular season at 11 ...

. The following season, he played with the

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. He played at the collegiate level at

St. Mary's College of California Saint Mary's College of California is a Private college, private Catholic Church, Catholic college in Moraga, California. Established in 1863, it is affiliated with the Catholic Church and administered by the De La Salle Brothers. The college of ...

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1918 births 1978 deaths Players of American football from Nebraska Philadelphia Eagles players Green Bay Packers players Saint Mary's Gaels football players People from Hitchcock County, Nebraska {{runningback-1910s-stub

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