James Norman Riley (May 25, 1895 – May 25, 1969) was a Canadian professional ice hockey and baseball player.
After batting .303 and hitting nine home runs in 56 games for the Vancouver Beavers in 1921 he was signed by the St. Louis Browns.
[3] After that season, he switched permanently to first base, and returned to the major leagues with the 1923 Washington Senators, playing two games with them, before resuming his career in the minors.
[2] Due to the Spanish Flu Outbreak causing things to slow down he never saw action and was discharged in 1919 where he returned to Seattle and played seven more seasons there.
[1] Suffering from lung and stomach cancer, Riley died in Seguin, Texas, the day of his 74th birthday, May 25, 1969.