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James "Jim" P. Challinor (birth registered June→August 1934 in Warrington district, Lancashire — died December 1976) was an English professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1950s and '60s, and coach of the 1960s and '70s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Warrington, and Barrow, as a , or , i.e. number 2 or 5, or, 3 or 4, and coaching at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Barrow, and St. Helens. Challinor made his début for Warrington in 1952, he initially played on the , but later moved into the s. Challinor played , i.e. number 3, and scored the first try in Warrington's 8-4 victory over Halifax in the 1954 Challenge Cup final replay during the 1953–54 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Wednesday 5 May 1954, in front of a record crowd of 102,575 or more. He made 282 appearance for Warrington, scoring 135 tries, kicking 2 goals for 409 points. Challinor also played in the 1960 Rugby League World Cup, helping Great Britain to victory. In 1963 Challinor moved to Barrow, he played , i.e. number 3, and was coach in Barrow's 12-17 defeat by Featherstone Rovers in the 1967 Challenge Cup final during the 1966-67 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 13 May 1967. Challinor coached Great Britain to victory in the 1972 Rugby League World Cup in France, he was coach on the 1974 Great Britain Lions tour. Jim Challinor died of cancer in December, 1976 aged just 42. Jim Challinor is a Warrington Wolves Hall of Fame inductee. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jim Challinor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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