James Marcellus Kendrick (August 22, 1893 – November 17, 1941) was a professional American football player during the early years of the National Football League (NFL) with the Toledo Maroons, Canton Bulldogs, Louisville Brecks, Chicago Bears, Hammond Pros, Buffalo Bisons, Rochester Jeffersons, Rock Island Independents, Buffalo Rangers and the New York Giants.
That year, he was part of a force called up to track down the Mexican bandit (or revolutionary) Pancho Villa.
Kendrick also played for the 36th Division in the 1919 American Expeditionary Force championship game in Paris.
Jim played for the Bulldogs however he would occasionally sneak into the line-up for the Toledo Maroons for a few games.
He also played for the Rochester Jeffersons and Rock Island Independents in 1925 In 1926 Jim was chosen to form a team for the Buffalo Bisons, composed only of players from Texas and Oklahoma.
In 1928, Jim was named the head football coach at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas.
In 1933 Jim was coaching the Blanco Tree Army Reserve football team for the Civilian Conservation Corps.
That year a traffic accident occurred as the team was en route to a playoff game.
Jim suffered severe injuries to his right arm, but selflessly insisted that doctors attend to his men first.