James Frank Mankins (June 23, 1944 – April 1, 2004) was a running back in the National Football League (NFL).
[3] He had also been drafted in the second round of the Red Shirt portion of the 1966 American Football League draft by the Miami Dolphins.
Mankins would go on to play for the Atlanta Falcons.
With the Ottawa Rough Riders from 1968 to 1970, he would win two Grey Cup championships.
He was traded to the Edmonton Eskimos in 1970, finishing his football career there.