James Edward Stiger (January 7, 1941 – December 12, 1981) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Rams.
Stiger attended Corcoran High School, before moving on to Bakersfield Junior College, where he helped his team reach the Little Rose Bowl.
As a senior, he was switched to halfback behind Junior Coffey, posting as a backup 229 rushing yards, 4.8-yard average, 2 rushing touchdowns, 52 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.
He served mainly as a backup to Amos Marsh, until being waived on November 3, 1965, to make room for punter Colin Ridgway, the first Australian to play in the National Football League.
[3] On November 6, 1965, he was signed by the Los Angeles Rams to help improve the return game.