Jim Champion (1913 - 2003) was a rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s for Canterbury-Bankstown in the New South Wales Rugby League competition.

Rugby league career

Champion joined Canterbury in 1938 making his debut against North Sydney. Champion played in the premiership winning team that season when Canterbury defeated Eastern Suburbs in the final to claim the club's first premiership.

Jim Champion (rugby league)

The following season, Champion was part of the 1939 City Cup winning side scoring twice in the final. After two years at Canterbury, Champion moved back to Lithgow and played in the local competition. Champion died in June 2003.

Jim Champion (rugby league)

References

1913 births

2003 deaths

Australian rugby league players

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players

Rugby league centres

Rugby league players from Lithgow, New South Wales

Jim Champion (rugby league)